Castiglione
del Lago has been constructed on a limestone cliff cape that has been
an island on the east side of the Trasimeno Lake. Etrurians were
the first
to occupy
this area (castrum clusii), as confirmed by the findings of tombs in
the area. But there are also findings of even preistorical times!
After the Roman occupation, the village belonged to various masters
(to the marquis of Tuscany, to the abbey of S.Germano from Campoleone,
to Perugia,
to the Duke Della Corgna until 1643, again to the grand-duke of Tuscany)
and, in the XVIII century, to the Papal State. The most fascinating
building of all the village is without any doubt the castle which,
with its four towers, represents one of
the most remarkable examples of military art in Umbria.
Inside
the urban center, the middle age town walls, the Town hall and the
palace of Della Corgna Dukes are still well preserved. The latter,
probably a remake of a preexisting structure realized by the Vignola
or the Alessi, has frescoes of mithological topic painted by Giovanni
Antonio Pandolfi and Salvio Salvini.
The territory of
Castiglione del Lago offers many interesting sites: Gioiella with its
Etrurian tombs, Sanfatucchio with
its church San Felice,
Villastrada with its church of the 6th century and Pozzuolo with its
Palazzo Moretti.
Castiglione
del Lago has been constructed on a limestone cliff cape that has been
an island on the east side of the Trasimeno Lake. Etrurians were
the first
to occupy
this area (castrum clusii), as confirmed by the findings of tombs in
the area. But there are also findings of even preistorical times!
Inside
the urban center, the middle age town walls, the Town hall and the
palace of Della Corgna Dukes are still well preserved. The latter,
probably a remake of a preexisting structure realized by the Vignola
or the Alessi, has frescoes of mithological topic painted by Giovanni
Antonio Pandolfi and Salvio Salvini.