Location: Tavernelle in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Perugia at 30
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Nearest Ferry:
Castiglione del Lago (Lake Trasimeno) at 10
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Nearest Train:
Chiusi at 25
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Nearest Motorway:
Fabro - A1 at 30
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 10.0
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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 medieval capital city of Umbria, 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 exquisite pink-stoned town of Assisi is just under an hour away, while Siena, Florence and Rome and Pisa are all easy day trips, by car or train. Another tourist attraction is Lake Trasimeno, which offers water sports (wind-surfing, pedalos, yachts etc.)it is a very shallow, warm lake and great for families in the summer. A quick ferry service operates on the lake and to the 3 islands.