パッシニャーノスルトラジメノの天然記念物・トップ10

Special sculptures overlooking the lake

An evocative place, both for the piles of stacked stones that create a Zen and meditative context, and above all for the surprising panorama towards Umbertide and the valley below.

Impressive architectural ensemble by the famous artist Pietro Cascella.

Here there is one of the castles that characterize some peaks in the region. Of protohistoric age, they are a rare testimony of the pre-Etruscan Umbrian civilization. They were masonry fortifications made of stones obtained on site, usually located on peaks with a strategic view.

Punta Navaccia overlooks Lake Trasimeno directly. In this area of the lake it is possible to practice water sports such as kitesurfing, windsurfing, sailing, canoeing, sup, wakeboarding and water skiing.

This high summit cross has crowned Monte Acuto like a steel colossus for around 100 years. The fact that the construction appears very filigree despite the enormous dimensions is due to the open steel construction, which in turn takes up the basic principle of the half-timbered construction with horizontal and vertical beams and cross braces - which has been tried and tested for centuries. The builders of the cross dedicated it to the victims of the First World War, and so it towers over the heights as a warning to peace that can be seen from afar.

Stunning view from the top of Monte Acuto. You can also see the Trasimeno.

Between 1985 and 1989, 27 sculptors created 27 works from the locally occurring ferrous sandstone Pietra serena on the subject of "columns", each about 4.50 meters high and about 1.00 meters in diameter. The columns were arranged in a spiral 44 meters in diameter and the park was provided with accompanying sculptures. The project was conceived and realized by the sculptors Mauro Berrettini and Pietro Cascella and the sculptor Cordelia von den Steinen.