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What to do there?
There's plenty to explore and to do while you are staying in Rovigliano.
Here are some of the top recommendations...
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Cittá di Castello
Cittá di Castello is the nearest town to our house in Rovigliano which
has excellent and very well priced restaurants and shops. This charming
medieval town is situated on a slope of the Apennines. The Church's
seventh-century nickname for Cittá di Castello was "castrum felicitas"
(the castle of happiness). Today there's nothing terribly special
about the place apart from above mentioned restaurants and shops,
a few nice piazzas where you can sip coffee or beer while people watching.
There's also a ten-roomed Pinacoteca, one of the region's best galleries
after Perugia.
Events: Festival of Chamber Music (August).
www.paesaggi.umbria2000.it/?territorio=5
www.umbria.org/eng/citta/dir/default28.html
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Assisi
On any vacation to Umbria, Assisi is a "MUST see"! This quintessential
"Italian hilltown" is a major Italian tourist destination for countless
reasons. The remarkable Italian local art and crafts of the Umbrian
region are reason enough to visit but there is much more. St Francis
of Assisi was born here and the original frescos of famous Italian
artists such as Cimebue and Giotta can be found in the Basilica of
St. Francis. Assisi owes much of its prestige to St. Francis, the
Patron Saint of Italy, born here in 1182. Renouncing his father's
wealth and choosing, instead, a life of poverty and chastity, St.
Francis of Assisi founded the Order known as the "Frati Minori" which
attracted a huge following in Europe.
http://www.assisionline.com/
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Gubbio
Is the most thoroughly medieval and noble Umbrian towns laid at the
foot of Mt. Ingino with the beautiful Saonda river running just beneath
it. The entire area is framed with undulating hills which provide
a spectacular backdrop. This small town is easy to explore on foot.
Still enclosed in town walls, the medieval buildings and streets incorporate
the widespread use of limestone giving the town a charming and characteristically
timeless ambiance. In mid May a festival The Corsa dei Ceri is held
in Gubbio, which honors St. Ubaldo, the town's patron saint - candle
bearers carry enormous polygonal wooden towers, topped with the wax
figure of a saint. They "race" to the finish with the understanding
that Ubaldo must always arrive first.
www.bellaumbria.net/Gubbio/home_eng.htm
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Perugia
The capital city of the region of Umbria, Perugia, is extremely important
in artistic and monumental terms. Between the 6th and 5th Century
BC, Perugia was one of the 12 key cities of the Etruscan federation.
The Roman Emperor, Augusta Perusia, named the town for himself after
winning a bitter civil war and subsequently rebuilding the city. Today
it is a thriving municipality, attracting new residents, students
and tourists alike. Shops sporting the finest Italian wares and the
most current fashions are a main attraction. The town is the home
of the mouth watering chocolate known as Baci. The Euro Chocolate
Festival, celebrating this and other delights is a chocolate lovers
paradise in October. The world renown Umbria Jazz Festival attracts
international performers in July.
Events: Umbrian Musical Festival (September), Theatre in the Square
(July-August), All Souls' Fair (November), religious performance of
the `Desolata' (Friday before Palm Sunday), The Euro Chocolate Festival
(October).
http://www.aboutperugia.com
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Lake Trasimeno
Kids love it! There are 9 sandy beaches around the lake including
Passignano, Tuoro, and Monte del Lago. You can take boat trips to the
three islands on the lake. The lake has no tides so is safe for
children. The area was cause for admiration already in the XVIIIth
and XlXth centuries for distinguished travellers such as Goethe and
Stendhal. There is a ruined medieval castle at Castiglione del Lago.
You can take a boat out to Isola Maggiore, known for its lace makers
and for a legendary encounter between St. Francis and a fish. For
summer swimming, the best beaches are just below Castiglione, near
the fishing village of Torricella, at the lido in Tuoro and, best
of all, on Isola Polvese, the largely uninhabited and impeccably landscaped
island reached by boat from the tourist village of San Feliciano.
Passignano is where you should go if you're looking for organized
activities like sailing, windsurfing and diving.
http://www.initaly.com
http://www.argoweb.it/trasimeno
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And also...
Historical medieval towns, such as Monterchi, Citerna, Montone, Anghiari,
Pietralunga and Monte S. Maria Tiberina, are within close proximity
and definitely worth a visit. |
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