It raises over the "calanchi", big clay formations typical of these areas.
It is part of the National Assiociation "CITTA’ DEL TARTUFO" (City of Truffle)
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7 km far, it is a village of Etruscan origins. In fact many terracotta craftsmen work here. Recommended the visit to St. Maria Nuova church, designed by Ippolito Scalza.
www.comune.ficulle.tr.it
7 km far, it is a charming village where time seems to be still.
Inside the Collegiala of St. Pietro and Paolo there is an altar-piece belonging to Perugino school, dated about 1515.
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8 km far, it raises over a cliff facing the Chiani Valley.
Recommended the visit to the Tane del Diavolo (Devil’s Dens), a complex of caves dug by thermal waters.
www.parrano.it
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12 km far, it is the land of Pietro Vannucci called il Perugino. Recommended the visit to the various masterpieces of the painter of sixteenth-century.
In this beautiful village all the year long events and shows are organized: the fountain spouting wine, St. Luigi’s flower carpets, the monumental crib, just to cite some of them.
www.cittadellapieve.org
20 km far, lying on a tufa rock, it dominates a marvellous valley and it is one of the oldest Etruscan cities as every small alley of the city bears witness.
Among all its beauties, it is mostly famous for its ceramics, its good wine and the Cathedral.
www.comune.orvieto.tr.it
50 km far. "A almost unreal landscape, almost imaginary, painted by the most exquisite brush" in this way Plinio the Young describes the beautiful Tevere Valley, where Perugia rises.
Rich of history, of culture and important events.
You just have to visit it.
www.comune.perugia.it
35 km far, over a lake that is the fourth for extension in Italy, famous for its park over the three islands, where it is possible to find a lot of species of wild ducks and some exemplars of Falco Pescatore (Fishing Hawk). It is surrounded by charming villages and it is a marvellous combination of history, nature, art and folklore.
www.castiglionedellago.it
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