Chioano: Wine, Walking Trails and History

In Chioano, you can combine different interests: wine tours at Roccafiore near the town, walks along routes described in different ways, and historical landmarks connected with Castello di Chioano and Chiesa di San Bartolomeo. When planning your stay, you can decide whether a reserved tour, a particular route, or the town’s history should take priority.

Wine and vineyards at Roccafiore

Roccafiore welcomes wine tourists throughout the year for guided winery tours and tastings. Visits are available by reservation. As booking details may change, check them before planning your visit. The tour and tasting give the wine experience a specific framework and can be included as a separate activity.

Roccafiore’s vineyard covers 15 hectares and lies in one continuous area around the Wine Resort. It is farmed according to the principles of organic and sustainable agriculture. The vineyard covers 15 hectares, lies in one continuous area around the Wine Resort, and is farmed according to the principles of organic and sustainable agriculture.

Choose walks by route

One walk initially follows a flat farm track along the Rio. It then continues along a forest path over the hill of Todi towards the Istituto Agrario Ciuffelli. The flat farm track along the Rio is followed by a forest path that crosses the hill of Todi towards the Istituto Agrario Ciuffelli.

Another walk runs from the hamlet of Roccafiore near Chioano to the centre of Todi and back. Here, the focus is on the starting point, destination, and return; on the Rio route, it is the types of paths and the direction towards the Istituto Agrario Ciuffelli. The comparison therefore addresses two different planning questions: Which path sections follow one another, and which walk goes from Roccafiore to the centre of Todi and back? This lets you weigh the described routes according to the features specified for each one.

Historical connections to Castello and San Bartolomeo

In 1277, the Ghibellines besieged Castello di Chioano to destroy the Guelphs trapped there. No trace of the ancient Castello remains today. Historical interest here therefore lies in the recorded event, not in a surviving old castle.

An inventory from 1852 recorded the main altar to the Apostle Bartholomew in Chiesa di San Bartolomeo, as well as side altars to the Madonna del Rosario and San Carlo. The parish archive of San Bartolomeo in Chioano also contains an entry concerning authorizations for the distribution and display of relics from 1768 to 1840. These church records add later historical points of reference to the story of the siege: the inventory records the dedications of the altars, while the archival entry concerns authorizations relating to relics.

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