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Castiglione del Lago

Introduction

This town was founded by the Etruscans. For ten centuries it went from one power to the other: the popes, emperors and other powerhouses. The newly built parts of Castiglione del Lago do not mingle with the historic centre, providing it with medieval air that has remained for centuries. Surprisingly enough, the historic centre of Castiglione del Lago has gates, piazzas and churches like any other town; but unlike others there are only three of each.
As centuries elapsed Castiglione del Lago became a tourist destination which is peopled but luckily not overflown with hordes of tourists.
Emperor Frederick II had the Fortress of the Lion constructed; however, it was finished in the mid-13th century. The strategic position where it was constructed provided it with good command of the lake.
The antique Palazzo della Corgna is embellished by number of frescoes commissioned to Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi and Salvio Savini. This ducal palace was constructed in the 1500s by Jacopo Barozzi who included in the building houses that had belonged to the Baglioni from Perugia. There is a roofed corridor linking the palazzo and the pentagon-shaped Fortress of the Lion propped up on a rocky headland and erected in the mid-13th century in typical medieval style.
In April or May the sky of Castiglione del Lago turns kaleidoscopic for during its “ Colour the Skies” Festival light aircraft, hot balloons and kites create a beautiful multicolour sky.