Polmone

San Venanzo

The Duomo of Orvieto

La Scarzuola

Field with sunflowers on your way to Polmone

You can reach Polmone by car, car train (from Bruxelles) or by airplane in combination with car rental (fly-drive). Ryanair recently started flights from London (Stansted) to Perugia. From Perugia to Polmone is just 1 hour drive. From Perugia you leave the E45 at Marsciano-Collepepe and from there with a 30 minute drive you will arrive at Polmone. Because there is no public transport close to Polmone, we advise against coming without a car. Either from Leonardo da Vinci airport (Fiumicino) or Ciampino airport (Ryanair and Easyjet) at Rome it is a 2 hours drive (190 km). Leave the Autosole (highway A1) at Fabro and after a 45 minute drive you will get to Polmone. The last 3 kilometers you will drive an unpaved, but a good road. On the map the location of Polmone has been indicated with a yellow dot.

The closest settlement, called Pornello, is about 4 kilometers away. The closest house is on the next hill, about 700 meters away. It is possible to use the swimming pool of the nearby Borgo Poggiolo (about 1 km) for a small amount. In San Venanzo (a 15 minute drive by car) you can find the communal swimming pool, small shops and a good place to eat. In the nearby vicinity there are some good regional restaurants. The closest city is Marsciano (35 minutes), there is a market every Monday and there are several supermarkets. 

Polmone is centrally located to various famous tourist locations like: Perugia (1 hour), Assisi (105 minutes) and Orvieto (45 minutes). It is a 2 hour drive to Rome or Florence. Some good suggestions in the neighbourhood are Montecastello di Vibio, a beautifully resructured village, where you can visit the smallest theatre of the world (La Concordia) and La Scarzuola at Montegiove, a monastry founded by St. Francis of Assisi in 1218, but bought by an eccentric architect in 1956, who has rebuilt it to a mystical city beyond your fantasy. In San Venanzo you can visit the vulcanic museum and in the region there are a lot of summer festivals with historic parades.

The hilly country around Polmone is great for adventurous wanderings, but there are also sign posted walks and you can make a trip with a local guide (on payment).