Torre Alfina

A Lombard-era watchtower turned castle gave Torre Alfina its name, and the castle still dominates this small village on the northern rim of the Alfina plateau, close to the borders of Umbria and Tuscany. Its present look dates from the 1880s, when the banker Edoardo Cahen had it remodelled by the Sienese architect Giuseppe Partini. From the public gardens you walk straight into the monumental Sasseto wood.

Highlights

• The castle, remodelled for the Cahen family by Giuseppe Partini
• The monumental Sasseto wood, entered from the village gardens (IT)
• The Monte Rufeno nature reserve on the village's doorstep (IT)
• In 1867 Garibaldi's general Giovanni Acerbi made his headquarters here

Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.