The Castello di Borgo Monticelli is in the heart of central Italy, in Umbria, just 25 minutes by car with the Tuscan border. The hamlet is therefore ideally placed for sightseeing in Umbria, Tuscany and Upper Latium. Perugia, Todi and Lake Trasimene are just 15-20 minutes away by car. Assisi is 30 minutes away, while Siena is just 1 hour 10 minutes drive. Both Rome and Florence can be reached by car in 1 hour 45 minutes. Not to mention the architectural gems of Orvieto, Gubbio, Cortona and Montepulciano. San Casciano dei Bagni, with its hot water springs, is only 45 minutes drive. In the direct vicinity of the hamlet there is the fine fresco by Perugino of St Sebastian, in the church of Cerqueto (10 minutes), the Umbrian painter's tomb and more frescoes by him at Fontignano (10 minutes), the Madonna and Child attributed to Pinturicchio at Pietrafitta (10 minutes), the sanctuary of Mongiovino (10 minutes), the town of Panicale, with its delicate frescoes by Masolino da Panicale and Perugino, and its beautiful views over Lake Trasimene (15 minutes).