|
Castiglione del Lago is situated along what was once an important route of communication between Orvieto close to the South, to the west end and Arezzo in the North. Its position in an area so contention, the first between the Etruscans and Romans, then between the towns of Tuscany and Perugia, on numerous occasions caused the destruction of original fortifications, rebuilt several times.
Only during the reign dell'Imperatore Frederick II (the beginning of the thirteenth century) Castiglione experienced a period of relative stability.
Later the city fell under the control of Perugia, becoming the fief of the powerful family of Baglioni. In 1550, Pope Julius III granted the feud with his sister. In 1563, the son of her, Ascanio della Corgna, became Marquis de Castiglione and Chiusi. The feud became in 1617 a prosperous Duchy, which was however short-lived. The Duke Fulvio Allesandro fact died without leaving heirs, and so the city came under the dominion of the State of the Church.
The Municipality extends in the western part of Umbria confinando with the province of Siena and Arezzo. Its territory includes most of Lake Trasimeno and the island Polvese.
As mentioned Castiglione del Lago is situated on a limestone outcrop which originally was the fourth island in the lake, but that following at water sag levels and the creation of an alluvial plain type assumed the current configuration.
This fertile plain area, corresponding to its invaded lake, is bounded on the west by a series of hills that mark the border with physical Tuscany.
The modern city has grown to a little distance from the medieval Old Town, perfectly preserved.
 
|
Umbria
Perugia