In the heart of Tuscany, close to Umbria
In the mountains behind Cortona is the small hamlet of Cantalena. Although only 12 kms from Cortona we suggest you allow 20 minutes as the last 3 kms is a good but narrow, twisty unsealed road.
From "Casalena" you can do endless day trips and access some of the most enchanting and interesting villages of Tuscany and Umbria, in fact nowhere is too far away.
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From Casalena it is:
12 kms to CORTONA - a small medieval hill town lying between Lago Trasimeno and the....
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20 kms to LAGO TRASIMENO in Umbria - where Castiglione del Lago and...
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45 kms to MONTEPULCIANO - this hill top town is famous for red wine and has...
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60 kms to PERUGIA - Perugia is the capital of Umbria and needs a full day to explore...
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70 kms to ASSISI - a fascinating town imbued with spirituality, art and culture...
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70 kms to MONTALCINO - steeped in the history of its famous Brunello wine...
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80 kms to SIENA - you must sit and have a cafe or gelato looking over Piazza...
90 kms to FLORENCE - an 1 ½ hour train trip takes you to the centre of this...
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"It is hard to believe that our seven days here is up. We have hada grand time at Casalena. We visited Assisi, Orvieto, Cortona and many other attractions in the area. We had the village to ourselves except for two days. The horses visited each evening and the sunsets were mignificent. Thank you for this break in our Trip Aound the World". Carolyn and DIck Neal, Brenham, Texas, USA
