Castelgiorgio, 20 Km. from Orvieto, is situated at an altitude of 560 meters, where Umbria borders with Lazio and Tuscany, not far from the slopes of Mount Amiata.
Located on a plateau which overlooks the lake of Bolsena, the town differs from the other historical centers in the area for in 1477 the bishop of Orvieto, Giorgio Della Rovere, built a castle here, which came to be known by his name the town subsequently grew up around it.
The presence of a military airport and school in the period preceding the last world war contributed to its more recent building development.
Today the town is prevalently agricultural, although the climate and the many historical residences on this plateau such as the Castle of Montalfina with its rural village as well as the villas in the countryside bearing descriptive names such as Montiolo, Fagiolo and Pecorone have helped develop it touristically.
A considerable amount of endogenous dynamism is to be encountered in much of the subsoil of the territory of the commune and this surfaces in the form of fumaroles, at present utilised only by ENEL (National Electricity Board).
The town still celebrates many of the rural holidays of the past, the most fascinating of which is the "Arrampicata del Maggio", or "Climbing of the Maypole" which takes place on May 12th , during the feast of the patron Saint Pancrazio.
