San Giovanni Del Pantano: History, Nature and Routes

San Giovanni Del Pantano offers a holiday experience among distinctive trails, Etruscan history and sacred art. Route 24 begins in the village and leads towards Pian di Nese; the Monte Acuto Route and the route to the Tomba del Faggeto also start here. Those choosing a holiday apartment in San Giovanni Del Pantano can keep a variety of day-trip ideas in mind: exercise on a route, discoveries at historic sites and landscapes stretching towards Perugia and Lake Trasimeno.

Holiday apartment in San Giovanni Del Pantano among trails and landscapes

Route 24 offers views of the hills towards Perugia and Lake Trasimeno and leads into a forest of oaks, maples, manna ashes and hornbeams. The route to the Tomba del Faggeto also begins in San Giovanni del Pantano and is 13 kilometres long. The Monte Acuto Route starts here, while MTB 10 is a 25-kilometre moderately difficult mountain-bike and e-bike route. The different starting points, route lengths and modes of transport provide clear guidance when deciding whether to focus your stay on a nature experience, a walk or a cycling tour.

Etruscan traces and distinctive landscape details

The Tomba del Faggeto is an Etruscan tomb on a hill near Monte Tezio in the San Giovanni del Pantano area. The open-air site is not accessible to people with motor disabilities. A notable feature is the stone closing slab: it is 11 centimetres thick and still has two conical pivots that allow it to rotate. The sources of the River Caina rise a short distance from the Tomba del Faggeto. The historic setting also includes the ancient Villa del Faggeto with an overgrown garden in which several palm trees stand out.

Antognolla, castles and medieval traces

Castello di Antognolla lies on the northern foothills of Monte Tezio. Antognolla has an 18-hole golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr.; Antognolla Golf is located on Strada San Giovanni Del Pantano in Perugia. Antognolla has been documented since 1174; at that time, a Benedictine monastery dedicated to Saint Peter stood there. Torre Gualterotta was probably built around the 14th century for defensive purposes and to control the road connecting Cortona with Perugia and Umbertide. At Castello del Bisciaro, a round, crenellated corner tower with arched machicolations beneath it stands out. The original structure is said to have consisted of a massive rectangular tower measuring 6.00 × 9.30 metres.

Parish church and art in San Giovanni del Pantano

The parish church of San Giovanni del Pantano is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and dates back to the 13th century. Since the mid-14th century, the church has been documented as being connected with Monte Corona Abbey. Above the apse area are frescoes created in 1948 by the Perugian Futurist painter Gerardo Dottori. Thus, medieval sacred history and 20th-century art come together in one place.

If you would like to discover more destinations, you can also find Spello, Gaglietole, Pierantonio, Montecastelli, Corlo I, Ponte Nuovo, Castiglion Fosco and Izzalini.

For the main travel overview: Perugia.