Paciano
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Porta Fiorentina, Porta Perugina and Porta Rastrella lead into Paciano, a small walled village on a hill about 400 metres up, a few kilometres from Lake Trasimeno. Its walls were restored in the 15th century, and an old tradition links the name to a temple of Janus. Inside are a 13th-century town hall and churches holding 15th-century panels and frescoes.
Highlights
- Torre d'Orlando, crenellated tower left from the older Paciano Vecchio
- The San Giuseppe collection, with art from Etruscan times to the 17th century
- Sagra dello Strozzaprete, the local pasta festival in Ferragosto week
- "La discesa a bestia", a downhill cart race on 14 August
- Madonna della Stella outside the walls, frescoed by Scilla Pecennini
Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 957
Things to see
Nearby member villages
- Panicale · 2.5 km
- Castiglione del Lago · 12 km
- Monteleone d'Orvieto · 12 km
- Cetona · 15 km
- Passignano sul Trasimeno · 19 km




