Cegliolo: Culture, Wine and Trails

Cegliolo combines local tradition, wine country and historic trail traces to create a destination with several possible holiday themes. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Cegliolo, you will find points of interest ranging from a festival centred around ciaccia fritta to Etruscan heritage and cultural monuments, as well as trails through the Val di Loreto. This allows you to plan your trip around your family’s interests without a single theme having to define your stay.

Holiday apartment in Cegliolo between the valley and the river course

The Val di Loreto is the first valley in the municipality of Cortona for travellers coming from the direction of Arezzo. It is divided into the districts of Tavarnelle, San Pietro a Cegliolo and San Martino a Bocena. San Pietro a Cegliolo and San Martino a Bocena stretch along the course of the Rio di Loreto. This spatial structure gives the landscape a distinct character.

Festival, ciaccia fritta and wine

A notable date in the local calendar is the Sagra della Ciaccia Fritta in San Pietro a Cegliolo. The festival is dedicated to ciaccia fritta and takes place every year on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. In 2024, the event reached its 50th edition.

The area’s wine heritage includes the Baracchi winery in Località Cegliolo. There, a tour offers insights into the winery and the Il Falconiere estate. The tour therefore takes you through both the winery and the Il Falconiere estate.

Discover cultural and historical heritage

The parish complex of San Pietro a Cegliolo is an architectural heritage site of officially recognised cultural interest. Villa Baldelli-Boni in San Pietro a Cegliolo is a stop on the Via Teutonica. The Tomba di Mezzavia is an Etruscan chamber tomb with a dromos and a rectangular chamber containing five loculi. These three examples offer different cultural and historical perspectives.

On one stage of the Via Romea Germanica, cyclists travel 2 km along the Strada del Sodo. The same stage points to an Etruscan burial site in San Pietro a Cegliolo. The Via Teutonica leads from Mezzavia to Ossaia and Terontola. Thus, two routes with different connections stand side by side: one links the cycling section with an archaeological reference, while the other describes a connection between Mezzavia, Ossaia and Terontola.

Active days in a distinctive landscape

Agriturismo La Balzea is located in San Pietro a Cegliolo, in surroundings suitable for trekking, walks and mountain biking. It lies in a peaceful parkland setting within a landscape shaped by hillsides, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees.

If you would like to extend your travel plans beyond Cegliolo, you will find further places here: Pietraia, Sant'agata, Col Di Morro, Fratticciola, Terontola, Campaccio, Riccio and Torreone.

For the overarching travel overview: Cortona.