Montegabbione - art, accomodation, events, ecc.

Scarzuola

Montegabbione is situated at an altitude of 594 m. above sea level on one of the hills of the pre-Apennines, in a particularly strategic position: halfway between Rome and Florence (about 150 Km. from both), between Orvieto and Perugia (about 40 Km. from each one), between the lake of Bolsena and the Trasimene (about 60 Km. from both).
From a historical point of view the town, except for the hamlet of Faiolo which dates to more recent times, is part of the system of fortresses to castles of Montegiove and Casteldifiori still bear witness Montegabbione, in particular, is an outstanding example, with the town enclosed in solid medieval walls with a network of streets laid out at right angles around a central square, protected by the lookout towers and the castle. Outside the walls is the church of the Madonna delle Grazie, erected in 1625 on a pre-existing chapel and, not far from the town, the ruins of the Abbey of Aqualta and the Franciscan convent of the Scarzuola together with the architectural fantasies of Tommaso Buzzi.
The landscape around Montegabbione is also particularly beautiful and abounds in natural resources traditionally exploited in agriculture, with the processing of meat as one of the principal industries.