Tour - I borghi delle due valli
Panicale, a historic and picturesque town perched on the top of a ridge at 441 m above sea level, owes its appearance to its medieval origins, of which it still preserves all the structural and architectural features. The layout of the village in concentric circles represents one of the most advanced systems of military defence at successive levels typical of the medieval period. In fact, this type of defensive structure allowed the castle of Panicale to resist the numerous sieges to which it was subjected. Panicale is part of the "Borghi piu' belli d'Italia" (Italy's most beautiful villages) and has been awarded the "Bandiera Arancione" (Orange Flag) for the preservation of its historical landscape. It is possible to visit the Collegiate Church of San Michele Arcangelo, named after the town's patron saint and probably of Lombard origins: inside, in the last chapel on the left, there is an Adoration of the Shepherds, an altarpiece dating back to 1519 and proof of the artistic maturity of the painter Giovanni Battista Caporali. At the Church of San Sebastiano, just outside the walls, there is a masterpiece by Perugino: the fresco Il Martirio di San Sebastiano (The Martyrdom of St Sebastian) from 1505: here again, it is the lake water that dominates the panorama.
Wandering further through the narrow streets of the village, we come across one of the smallest theatres in Italy, the Teatro Cesare Caporali, founded in 1692, still the seat of the village's cultural activity.
Reservations will be confirmed once the minimum number of 10 participants has been reached.
- N. 3 overnight stays at Hotel *** B&B treatment
- Welcome drink and dinner
- Accompanied by a guide or qualified professional for all the excursions included in the programme with entrance fees at the sites of interest included in the programme
- All inclusive insurance
On request:
- Bike or E-Bike rental
- Overnight stays at higher category hotels ****, or historical mansion
- Single room supplement
- HB treatment with dinner
- FB treatment with lunch and dinner
- Shuttle/Bus rental with or without driver
- The History of the Trasimeno Villages
- Perugino and Raphael at Panicale
- Food and Wine of the Lake
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