A ten-day food festival in Fontignano, the small hilltop hamlet near Lake Trasimeno where Renaissance painter Pietro Vannucci — known as Il Perugino — spent his final years. Officially recognized by the Comune di Perugia as a 'Festa Popolare Etica di Qualità,' with 'mbrecciata bean soup, hand-made umbricelli with goose ragù, and hare pappardelle served closer to restaurant quality than a typical village stand.
DatesJul 17 – 26
Edition41st
OrganizerPro Loco "Pietro Vannucci" di Fontignano
Food Focus'Mbrecciata Fontignanese, Umbricelli al Sugo d'Oca, Pappardelle alla Lepre
Nearest airportPerugia Airport (San Francesco d'Assisi) (PEG)
GPS43.0833, 12.1333
Nearest cityCaserta · ~288 km · approx 4.8h drive
Nearest region capitalPerugia · ~21 km · approx 0.3h drive
Typical weather in JulyPeak summer heat and humidity — 29-32°C by day; most festivals run in the cooler evening hours.