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.