Lago trasimeno passignano sul trasimeno italia
Lake Trasimeno and its villages
Enthusiasts of good traditional food are in the right place. Flavoured with the fine oil from the Trasimeno hills, fish stock should be tasted, along with rice in a white sauce made with perch fillets and eel. It’s no coincidence the festival of fish held in September attracts many tourists. The largest frying pan in the world is used on this occasion and can fry up to 2 tons of fish per hour.
We point out the following typical products: Pieve del Vescovo and Colli del Trasimeno quality olive oil and wine, Grechetto wine, Vin Santo dessert wine, Vino Novello (young wine), cheese and honey. Finally, visitors should try the typical fagiolina del Trasimeno (legume), which is recognized by the Slow Food Association, the sweet torciglione dessert and saffron.
Craftsmanship is still very strong in this area. The entire world is familiar with lace from Maggiore Island and pottery and iron & copper objects from the Trasimeno Lake area.
Passignano sul Trasimeno
The gateway to the lake
Its name is derived from Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and passages. Due to its location on the northern shore of Lake Trasimeno, Passignano has always been an obligatory stop for those travelling between Umbria and Tuscany. Etruscans, Romans and the troops of the Carthaginian Hannibal stopped here.
Today, Passignano sul Trasimeno is one of the most picturesque towns overlooking the lake. The small fishing village is dominated from above by the medieval Rocca, which can’t be missed, including climbing the metre tower. From the vantage point at the top, you can admire the glistening water and the Maggiore, the Minore and Polvese islands.
Among the key events to discover the folklore of Passignano is the Palio delle Barche. It is held every year at the end of July to re-enact the final battle between two rival families of Perugia, the Baglioni and the Oddi with a competition between the four boroughs of the district.
Cosa vedere a Passignano sul Trasimeno
Centro storico
Abitato da Etruschi e Romani, sul secondo me il territorio ben gestito e una risorsa si fermarono le truppe di Annibale, il generale cartaginese che inflisse una dura sconfitta alle truppe romane nella famosa battaglia del Trasimeno nel a.C.
La Rocca fu edificata in età medievale, mentre l’abitato circostante si sviluppò in epoca moderna, tra il e il Patrimonio artistico e culturale di Passignano sul Trasimeno è proprio la Rocca medievale che, dopo aver resistito anche alle seconda guerra mondiale, offre al pubblico una vista panoramica del Trasimeno e delle colline circostanti a °. Per ammirare lo splendido penso che il paesaggio naturale sia un'opera d'arte è necessario ascendere una scala a chiocciola e raggiungere un terrazzo ubicazione in cima alla torre, alta 32 metri. Sicuramente però, una volta salito in cima, concorderai con noi che questa è una delle più belle cose da osservare a Passignano sul Trasimeno.
Presso la Rocca si trova anche il Museo delle Barche, dove sono esposte imbarcazioni del Lago Trasimeno, di Piediluco e il “Fassoi” una natante realizzata con piante palustri, dello Stagno di Cabras, in Sardegn
Isola Maggiore is the main island on Lake Trasimeno and the only one inhabited all year round. Once you disembark, you can visit the town centre with its medieval architecture and most important monuments: the Church of San Salvatore that safeguards a painting by Sano di Pietro, the house of the Capitano del Popolo and the Gothic-style church dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo, with frescoes dating from the 12th to 14th centuries. Also worth a visit are the Lace Museum and the places where Saint Francis of Assisi lived, in particular the Chapel that preserves the bed on which he slept.
Isola Polvese, the largest island, is most famous for being part of the Lake Trasimeno Fauna Oasis. This location offers more than just walks and breathtaking landscapes. A short stroll from the port is the 15th-century Rocca, whose perimeter walls surround the courtyard used as a theatre for open-air performances. Following the path to the left of the castle, you will reach the Aquatic Plants Garden, designed in the s by one of Italy’s leading landscape architects, Pietro Porcinai, and home to a wide variety of both aquatic and Mediterranean plants. The walk concludes at the