Located on a promontory overlooking Lake Trasimeno, Castiglione del Lago is one of the most suggestive villages in all of Umbria. Its historical past and its medieval beauty make the country one of the places not to be missed, immersed in the Trasimeno Regional Park, it is one of the coastal municipalities that characterize this protected natural area of incredible beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Castiglione del Lago stands on the shores of Lake Trasimeno and is one of the most suggestive villages in all of Umbria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":312227,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"the-village":"
Castiglione del Lago rises on a promontory overlooking Lake Trasimeno<\/strong><\/a>. The city owes its name to the symbol of the family that in ancient times dominated there; indeed, Castiglione derives from Castellum Leonis<\/em> (The Lion's Castle), then popularized in Castellioni. Castiglione del Lago's old town centre, still\u00a0included within the medieval walls, is basically\u00a0divided into two major sections: the eastern half is completely occupied by Palazzo Ducale<\/a><\/strong> and its jurisdictions,\u00a0and by the Fortezza<\/a><\/strong> (fortress); in the western half there is the populated centre, whose arrangement, as well as for\u00a0the fortress and the decumanus, refers entirely to the number 3. In fact three are the doors to the country, it has three squares and even the Mastio\u00a0has only three sides.<\/p>\n
\nFounded by the Romans under the name of Novum Clusium<\/em>, its origins are still found in the three parallel streets which cut across the country lenghtways (decumanus).<\/p>\n