Holiday apartment in Piedicolle – among walls, a chapel and countryside

Piedicolle appeals to visitors who want to get to know a place not only through their accommodation, but also through specific traces and destinations. The course of the medieval walls, the parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore, the Madonna dell’Acquasanta chapel, as well as the surrounding mountains and museums provide a cultural and scenic framework for your search for a holiday apartment. This allows you to choose your holiday destination according to the interests you wish to combine.

Culture in Piedicolle’s townscape

Piedicolle preserves the course of its medieval walls. The parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore stands at the entrance to the village. Together with the walls, its location shapes the townscape and makes the connection between sacred architecture and medieval structures an important aspect of your stay.

The parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore was probably built around the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Those interested in architectural history can consider both the location and the presumed construction period of San Giacomo Maggiore.

Madonna dell’Acquasanta and its fresco

Below Piedicolle, the Madonna dell’Acquasanta chapel stands on the road between Collepepe and Pantalla. The fresco in its apse originally decorated a larger wayside shrine; later, this was converted into a rural chapel. The sequence of wayside shrine, fresco and chapel offers you a special way to engage with religious art and the development of sacred places.

Mountains in the surrounding area

Several mountains in the area around Piedicolle provide points of reference in the landscape: Poggio delle Civitelle, Monte Veduta del Lago and Poggio Mazzucchina. The mountain Monte Monteano is also located in the wider regional area. Those who arrange the landscape by geographical proximity will find three mountains in the surrounding area and Monte Monteano in the wider regional area.

Castle and museums for culture enthusiasts

The Castello Di Cisterna castle and the Museo del vino museum are located in the area around Piedicolle. The wider regional area also contains the Museo Paleontologico Luigi Boldrini Pietrafitta museum and the Museo Civico di San Francesco museum. Those who include cultural destinations beyond sacred architecture will find a castle and a museum in the surrounding area, as well as two museums in the wider regional area.

A summer event

Every summer, the Torneo Notturno San Giacomo Maggiore tournament takes place at the local ACLI club in Piedicolle. The name San Giacomo Maggiore connects the tournament title with the parish church at the entrance to Piedicolle. If you are planning your travel dates, this summer tournament is one of the village’s special occasions.

A holiday apartment in Piedicolle to suit your interests

When searching for a holiday apartment in Piedicolle, you can distinguish between whether the medieval townscape, religious art, mountains, museums or a summer event is the deciding factor for you. The geographical arrangement of Piedicolle, its surrounding area and the wider regional area supports different travel plans.

Further places for planning your trip

For further orientation, you can also discover San Fatucchio, Ripaioli, Savelli, Binami, San Terenziano, Bastardo, Uncinano and Pezza.

For the higher-level travel overview: Perugia.