We are an Anglo-Italian family and reside here, in the Villa, all the year around. We, therefore, are more than willing to be of help, when we can be, in providing information about local events and places to visit and eat which may not always be in the main tourist guides. We've found this is especially helpful for non- Italian speaking guests.
The local 'festas',in particular are not to be missed. The celebrations range from venerating the local saint to 'Festa della Unita' and of course welcoming in various crops - the most famous being porcini mushrooms, olives and grapes, Or sometimes they exist merely to 'show off' the local cuisine. (Being so close to the lake we do have an optimum choice between that based on the local lake fish or the traditional pasta and meat based Umbrian/Tuscan cuisine.) Living in the region that we do all the local wines are excellent.