Location: Piegaro in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Perugia Airport at 25
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Nearest Train:
Perugia at 18
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Nearest Motorway:
A1 at 20
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Car: necessary
Castello di Gaiche is positioned at the top of a hill overlooking the Nestore valley, some 18km south of Lake Trasimeno, 30km from Assisi and 18 km from the medioeval city of Perugia. Gaiche is centrally placed for art, history and architecture. The artist Perugino was born and died in Perugia, and both there and in many surrounding towns (including Città della Pieve and Panicale) are examples of his work. North Umbria was a central part of the ancient Etruscan empire; the Etruscan museum in Chiusi houses one of the best collections outside Rome. The amazing pink-stoned town of Assisi is about forty minutes away, while classic red-brown Siena is slightly further. Florence, Rome and Pisa are day trips, by car or train. Another tourist attraction is the lake Trasimeno, which offers water sports (wind-surfing, pedalos, yachts etc.). There is a ferry service from point to point around the lake and to the three islands. Polvese, one of the islands, is a nature reserve.
