Palazzo della Corgna e Rocca del Leone

About the museum

The Palazzo della Corgna was commissioned by Ascanio della Corgna, Marquis of Castiglione del Lago from 1563, and was built by incorporating the Palazzo Baglioni of the early 16th century. Conceived at first as a villa for pleasure and leisure, after the separation from the fief of Castel della Pieve it became the family's residence in the capital of the marquisate. The authorship of the design is uncertain and debated between Galeazzo Alessi and Vignola.

The building has an inverted L-shaped plan and spans four levels. The museum route occupies the first floor, where eight rooms are entirely frescoed, between 1574 and 1590, by a team led by Niccolò Circignani, known as il Pomarancio, with the deeds of Ascanio and mythological and historical themes; among the rooms are the Sala di Paride, the Sala delle gesta di Ascanio and the Sala di Fetonte.

A covered corridor links the palace to the Rocca del Leone, also known as the Rocca Medievale, an irregular pentagonal fortress built on the remains of an Etruscan acropolis. With its crenellated polygonal walls, four towers and triangular keep, it was for centuries the main military stronghold on the shores of Lake Trasimeno; from its towers the whole lake can be seen.

Highlights

• Eight rooms frescoed by il Pomarancio (1574–1590)
• Sala di Paride and Sala delle gesta di Ascanio
• Covered corridor to the Rocca del Leone
• View over Lake Trasimeno from the towers of the Rocca

Permanent exhibitions

• Sale affrescate del Palazzo della Corgna – Eight rooms on the first floor decorated by il Pomarancio with the deeds of Ascanio della Corgna and mythological scenes.
• Rocca del Leone – Medieval fortress with a pentagonal plan, walls, towers and keep, reached from the palace by a covered corridor.

Operated by

Comune di Castiglione del Lago (gestione: Lagodarte)

Visitors per year

approx. 40,000

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
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The museum route of the palace has no architectural barriers; access to the towers of the Rocca has architectural barriers.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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