Kirsty_P

Hello, my husband and I have recently purchased a property near Castiglione del Lago, Umbria and thought it would be nice to meet up with fellow expats. We will use it as a holiday home for parts of the year and are next visiting from 25th March for a week. Are there any recommendations as to where to go, any events on in the area for expats. Thank you in advance!

fliss59

Hello, we moved to the area last year and love it round here. There’s a market in Castiglione on a Saturday, although I really like the one in Montepulciano which is held by the bus station just outside the walls of the old town every Thursday morning. If you google events in Umbria & Tuscany there should be a list of what’s on. Also look at the billboards pasted in each commune which advertise festas etc. A festa I would recommend is the Sagra del Pesce in Porto. It’s on for a week every August in the run up to Ferragosto. I volunteered there last year and it was hard work but great fun. If you look on the website of the Caporali cinema in Castiglione there is usually a film in English every Friday at 6pm and in the castle grounds in the summer. We go most weeks.
It’s only €9.90 to Rome on the train from Chiusi and €14 to Florence and there’s also a train from Chiusi to Siena which is just a few euros. We tend to use the station in Chiusi as there’s a big, free car park and we’re halfway between Castiglione & Chiusi anyway.
Enjoy your new home. It’s a great area to be in