Lake Trasimeno
About 15 minutes
Lake Trasimeno is big, shallow and lovely and warm in summer. A quarter of an hour’s drive and you’re by the water: an ice cream in Passignano, a boat to an island or your toes in the sand.
- Passignano sul Trasimeno15 minutes
- San Feliciano20 minutes
- Tuoro sul Trasimeno20 minutes
- Castiglione del Lago35 minutes
Don’t miss
By boat
To the islands
Boats sail to the islands from Passignano, Tuoro, Castiglione del Lago and San Feliciano. Isola Maggiore is a fishing village with a single street and a lace museum; Isola Polvese, the largest, is a nature park with gardens and a small beach. The boats run from spring to the end of September.
On a peninsula
Castiglione del Lago
A small town with a medieval castle, the Rocca del Leone, and the frescoed Palazzo della Corgna. From the castle you have a view over the entire lake.
History
Tuoro and Hannibal
Here Hannibal lured the Roman army into a trap in 217 BC. A trail with twelve stops leads past the sites of the battle.
By bike
Around the lake
About 58 km in total, partly tarmac and partly gravel, and mostly flat. Ride the whole loop or just a lovely stretch along the reeds.
Swimming and water sports
The water is shallow and warms up nicely in summer, so it’s great for children too. Along the shore there are small beaches and lidos, including at Passignano, Tuoro (Punta Navaccia), San Feliciano and Castiglione del Lago. Rent a paddleboard, go sailing or windsurfing when the wind picks up.
Food and drink
Eat by the water in Passignano or Castiglione del Lago. Try tegamaccio, a stew of eel and perch on toasted bread, and the fagiolina del Trasimeno, a small bean protected by Slow Food. The hills around the lake grow the wines of the Colli del Trasimeno.
Events
Exact dates for 2027 will be announced; check the event’s website shortly before your trip.
July
Palio delle Barche, Passignano
Passignano’s districts compete in historical costume: rowing on the lake, then running through town with the boats on their shoulders.
August
August Corcianese
On the way to the lake lies our own village of Corciano, which celebrates summer with music, art and historical parades.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Palio delle Barche, Passignano: Crilupaga (CC BY-SA 4.0); Agosto Corcianese: Hagai Agmon-Snir (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Stay with us
From Casa Tre Pettirossi you’re at the lake in a quarter of an hour. Eight apartments with their own kitchen and a swimming pool overlooking the valley, from April 2027.