Holiday apartment in Badia: Hills, Lake and History

Badia combines a striking hillside location with views of Lake Trasimeno and a history dating back to Etruscan times. The village lies in the hilly part of the municipality of Castiglione del Lago, southeast of the main town and in a panoramic location. Badia developed along the ridge of a hill overlooking the lake. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Badia, you can use it as a base for different focuses during your holiday, combining landscapes, local history, museums and a documented cycling route.

Hillside location and historical traces

The area around Badia was already inhabited in Etruscan times, as numerous finds from the area demonstrate. The name of the village also refers to an earlier era: Badia owes its name to a Benedictine abbey that stood a few metres from today’s village centre. The parish church of Badia now stands on the site where this abbey once stood. Badia was also one of the 14 outposts of the Chiugi Perugino. Here, landscape and history therefore lie closely side by side, without the village having to be associated with only one historical period.

Church, reconstruction and museums in the surrounding area

The parish church also has a more recent and eventful history. During the Battle of Lake Trasimene in the Second World War, it was completely destroyed and rebuilt after the war. The Palazzo Duca Della Corgna, the Museo Civico, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Chiusi and the Opera Laicale Della Cattedrale are also located in the surrounding area of Badia. The latter three institutions are museums. This gives you a cultural selection for planning your days, ranging from the local church and its history to independent museum destinations.

Islands and distinctive landscape destinations

The wider surrounding area also expands the view beyond the hilly landscape. The island of Isola Polvese and the island of Isola Minore are located near Badia. In the wider regional surroundings of Badia, you will also find the island of Isola Maggiore and the Grotte paleolitiche di Belverde cave. These different destinations represent various ways of exploring: islands lead your thoughts out onto the lake, while the cave offers another way of experiencing the landscape and its long history.

Cycling through changing landscapes

For active days during your holiday, the I tre Laghi cycling route provides a specific starting point. After Lake Chiusi, it passes through the immediate vicinity of the Church of San Cristoforo in Badia, with gentle ascents and descents and roads featuring changing surfaces. From Badia, the route continues via Madonna del Vitellino to Castiglione del Lago and then returns to the starting point.

Which accommodation suits your holiday

Badia is particularly suitable as a starting point for your considerations if you would like to combine the lake, hilly landscapes, history and excursion destinations. A holiday apartment in Badia places the village itself and its historical connections at the centre; accommodation in the surrounding area may be of interest to you if you want to give greater consideration to the regional area, including islands, museums or the Grotte paleolitiche di Belverde cave. The decisive factor is whether you would like to include peaceful landscape impressions, cultural discoveries or the I tre Laghi cycling route in your personal holiday selection.

Discover more places

If you would like to expand your search to other places, you can find San Terenziano, Castiglione Del Lago, Castelluccio, Moiano, Poggiodomo, San Fatucchio, Piana and Castel Rigone here.

For the higher-level travel overview: Perugia.