THE CASTLE

The first stones where laid at the beginning of the 14th century, period in which it was only a sight tower. In the 15th century under the Borgia's domain, it was transformed in a fortified advance post for the army. That area was at that time close to the border of the papal state and site of many wars. With the death of one of the last Borgia in 1745 and the changes in war strategy, the Castle was transformed into a more comfortable residential palace. In 1911 it was acquired by the Palombaro family with all the rest of the remaining properties around the lake.
Borgia's estate included a large Palace on the shore of the lake Trasimeno inside the small village of Monte del Lago used as main residence for the Palombaro's family. The Castle was closed for approximately one century and only at the beginning of last century, its doors where once again re-opened. Unfortunately once again from the 1941 to 1944 the Castle was a war's site and transformed into a German's head quarters and point of resistance against the English army. At the end of the war, once again restored, it has been used as a summer holiday residence for the Palombaro family.
Only in 1995 it's doors have been opened to the public and rent it out.