Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 075 968 01 18;
www.ristorantedivinpeccato.com
;
Via Trasimeno 95, Panicarola; menus €30-35;
Thu-Tue)
Chef Nicola works culinary magic at this wonderful trattoria, well worth the
10km trek south of Castiglione del Lago. Homemade bread is an appetising lead to a
menu fizzing with seasonal oomph - think duck breast in strawberry sauce, wild boar and
ravioli in porcini sauce. Sommelier Mirko pairs the food with fine Umbrian wines drawn
from the cellar. Perfection.
Ristorante Monna Lisa
( 075 95 10 71;
www.ristorantemonnalisa.com
;
Via del Forte 2, Castiglione del Lago; meals €30-35;
daily summer, Thu-Tue winter)
You can imagine Mona Lisa giving a wry smile of approval to
the food served at this intimate, art-strewn restaurant in the heart of town. You, too, will
be smiling about specialities like
fagiolina
, carpaccio of wild boar on rocket, and rich
stews prepared with Trasimeno lake fish. The spaghetti vongole deserves a gold star, too.
UMBRIAN
€€
La Cantina
( 075 965 24 32; Via Vittoria Emanuele 91, Castiglione del Lago; meals €20-30; Tue-Sun)
Sunset
is primetime lake viewing from the flowery terrace of this old-town restaurant, housed in
a converted 17th-century olive mill. A fire warms the brick-vaulted interior in the cooler
months. It does terrific wood-oven pizza for pocket-money prices, as well as local fare
like trout with
fagiolina
.
UMBRIAN
€€
Information
Tourist office
( 075 965 24 84; info@iat.castiglione-del-lago-pg.it; Piazza Mazzini 10; 8.30am-1pm
& 3.30-7pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1pm Sun)
Advises on
agriturismi
and activities like cycling and wa-
ter sports, and has an impressive collection of maps.
Getting There & Around
BICYCLE
You can hire bikes at most campgrounds or at
Cicli Valentini
(
075 95 16 63;
9am-8pm Mon-Sat)
.
www.ciclivalentini.it
;
Via Firenze 68b; per half-/full day €8/10;
BUS
Umbria Mobilità (
Click here
)
buses link Perugia with Passignano (€4, one hour, 10 daily)
and Castiglione del Lago (€6, one hour, nine daily).
