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The
cloister (“Il Convento”) belonged to the Franciscan Order of Friars
Minor and used to be one of the most important centres of the Trasimeno
area.
Il
Convento dates back to the XV century and has a colourful cloister and
an old pit. It is located beneath the Monte Pietrarvella, 1,5 km from
the Municipalities of Paciano and Panicale and right in the middle of a
wood land of about 18-20 ha, of which about a square mile was surrounded
by a boundary wall to limit the property of the Order. This building
complex is made up of a part which had been left neglected after the
closure of the convent, while another part (from the XIX century) was
partially brought down. Nowadays this complex, preserved by the Ministry
of the Artistic and Cultural Heritage, includes the former church of the
old convent, a former inhabited space and a parcel in the dining hall -
the whole being surrounded by a gorgeous, uncontaminated vegetation. Il
Convento is situated on the southern side of the Trasimeno lake (about 8
km), from which one can enjoy a beautiful sight of the lake and the
mountains. Towards the end of the summer of 2004, the restoration works
of the whole complex were finished. The complex comprises of sumptuously
furnished flats - reached via an internal lift, areas for congresses and
banquets, parking lot, swimming pool (9x16) with hydromassage, barbecue
and a park through which one can walk along, taking the same famous
routes of the friars.
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