INTRODUCTION

1643 Florentine Map showing Montemigiano in the upper left and Fratta in the upper right (now Umbertide)

Borgo di Montemigiano is located in Central Italy in a region rich with history. Just over the Tuscan border to the West is Lake Trasimeno, the location of the Battle of Lake Trasimene, the Roman Defeat by Hannibal in 217 bce. Nearby town names still recall the grisly battle where over 15,000 Romans were killed in an afternoon - "Ossia" means "bones" and "Sanguanito" translates to "bloody".

The Borgo di Montemigiano dates to the early 12th Century and old maps refer to Montemigiano as M. Migiana, Montemixiano or Monte Mezzano. The medieval town is located on a hillside above the Niccone River valley, one of the Tiber River tributaries, in the northeastern part of the province of Umbria. 

Oil on Canvas by Megan Zacher, 2021

Oil on Canvas by Megan Zacher, 2021


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