Activities

Sport

  • Swim and row in the "Lake Trasimeno" with its islands and beaches
  • Swim in the pubilc pools in Castiglion Fiorentino (3 miles) and Cortona (15 miles)
  • Tennis and minigolf nearby
  • Hiking
  • Cycling (4 bikes at your disposal)
  • Keep-fit trail through the valley
  • Own table tennis table
  • Own table football
  • Horse riding at the nearby Agriturismi
  • Soccerfield at the village

Sightseeing

  • Castiglion Fiorentino (3 miles)
  • Cortona (12 miles): Film "Under the Tuscan Sun"
  • Arezzo (14 miles)
  • Florence (62 miles)
  • Siena (37 miles)
  • Perugia, Assisi (37 miles)
  • Rome (100 miles)
  • Guided tours through Europe's largest cave in Frasasso
  • Lake Trasimeno
  • Lake Bolsena
  • Sulfur and mineral baths

    • Cultural activities

    • Archeological excavations and Etruscan Burial Mounds
    • Museums and exhibitions in all towns
    • Open air cinema and concerts
    • "The Palio" (horse racing) in Castiglion Fiorentino and Siena
    • Preceeded by a prosession of medieval dressed supporters
    • Show depicting a medieval knights battle in Arezzo (14 miles)
    • Antique markets in Arezzo and Cortona
    • Classical concerts at hotel "il Melone" every Monday
    • Please check local displays at the villages and our information folder in the kitchen

    Culinary art

  • Tuscany Cuisine in many restaurants nearby
  • Weekly markets in all towns
  • Tuscany specialities (olive oil, wine, pasta, local italian cheeses and mushrooms)
  • Feasts ("Sagras") with vine, music and dance:
  • Pentecost: Snails-Sagra in Cortona
  • August: Frog legs-Sagra in Brolio, Town Cast.Fo
  • Porcini-Sagra in Cortona
  • Pizza-Sagra in small villages
  • Boar-Sagra in Castiglion Fiorentino
  • September: Roast duck menu in Pieve di Chio
  • November: Sweet chestnut-Sagra
  • Please check local displays at the villages and our information folder in the kitchen*