In the immediate vicinity you can enjoy fantastic hiking and long-distance walks. These paths are accessible directly from the holiday home, so you can walk directly to the deep gorges of the Fosso Cavaliero and Fosso Marchetto with medieval bridges of the same name and you can continue to the top of Monte Subasio or to old places such as Spello, Armenzano and Assisi. Directly from the apartment, within walking distance of 30-45 minutes, you can go for a swim in little beautiful lakes.
There is a large trail network in the Regional Park. There is also a long-distance pilgrim route, the so-called La Via di Francesco, north-south from Emilia Romagna (Rimini) to Lazio (Roma) along Monte Subasio and Assisi.
The more active sports are paragliding, horseback riding and mountain biking. It is even possible to go into the gorge with a wetsuit, which requires to keep a close eye on the weather.
For a unique experience, discover Umbria from above during a hot air balloon flight, enjoying breathtaking views over the rolling landscape and numerous medieval towns.
The area is a calcareous hilly landscape with deep gorges and numerous springs where the water springs here and there from the Monte Subasio and continues its way via waterfalls. The flora is very diverse, including primroses, crested hyacinths, Adonis and orchids. The fauna is also diverse, including wild boar, porcupines, red deer and birds of prey. The colorful Hoopoe can be seen up close and always audible.
Medieval places such as Assisi, Perugia, Gubbio, Spoleto, and Armenzano are close by and there is a lot of cultural history about the Middle Ages, and the Roman and Etruscan eras. Assisi is a beautiful medieval town on top of the slope of the valley with magnificent views.
In Assisi there is a lot to see, including of course a lot about St Francis (also the patron saint of World Animal Day 4 October) such as the Basilica of St Francis, the Eremo delle Carceri, a hermitage complex in the middle of a beautiful forest on the slope of Monte Subasio with truly magnificent views. Eremo delle Carceri (santuarioeremodellecarceri.org).
Rome and Florence can be reached within two and a half hours by car, or by train from Assisi-Santa Maria Degli Angeli.
Further information can be find at the tourissite: Tourism and holidays in Umbria: official website of the Umbria Region - Umbria (umbriatourism.it) en de website van het Park: Parco del Monte Subasio Assisi Umbria: natura, tradizione, eventi.