Hotel fortebraccio Montone (Pg)"BY SERETOUR"..

STRUCTURE

Description
The fine accommodation is situated close to the historic city walls dell'incantevole medieval village of Montone, a village rich in history and tradition. The timeless atmosphere you can breathe with greater intensity during the historical pageants, and events, set in this magnificent glimpse of Umbria is not corrupted by time. The panorama is enchanting and suggestive, ranging from the mountains and Nero Catria until the Tiber Valley. The hotel is a few kilometers from the SGC E45 that allows in just over 30 minutes to reach Assisi, Perugia, Lake Trasimeno, Arezzo, in addition to being close to centers Altotiberini of Città di Castello and Sansepolcro, where you can see from other works by Burri, those of Piero della Francesca, worthy of note is the work of Piero della Francesca's masterpiece, the Madonna del Parto, which can be seen in nearby Monterchi. The hotel recently, finely and radically renovated, is equipped with all the comforts to make your stay enjoyable. Annexed to the structure there is a roof terrace with swimming pool, solarium, and ample parking. The reception furniture and services are those of a first-class hotels, enjoyed relatively small cost of a three-star hotel. The tranquility and relaxation are guaranteed by the magnificence of the place and the professionalism and courtesy of staff. Attached to the Hotel there is the restaurant the Banner, the Chef Luke offers a menu that combines refined traditional dishes, and those of international cuisine, seek out the finest raw materials available in the territory, served in a modern, warm and comfortable .

SERVICES AND FACILITIES

Rooms

L 'hotel Fortinbras is very cozy and elegant, modern decor and soothing colors. Our resort has 31 exclusive rooms with balcony. This magnificent complex is the ideal place to feel at home.
All rooms are equipped with the comforts demanded by category, bathroom with large shower, hairdryer.
Many rooms have balconies with panoramic views of the beautiful green valleys that surround the historic village of Montone.

Services

for disabled access in rooms and swimming pool • Air conditioning • Non smoking rooms • Mini bar • Safe • Wl Fi Internet on all floors • Telephone • Satellite TV • Photocopier • Hair dryer • Laundry • Parking • Garage • Divert • airport • babysitting service, concierge service at night • Large swimming pool with Jacuzzi • Pool bar
Restaurant The Banner (Umbrian specialties) • Chef home party services • 3 holiday apartments with kitchen for individual use • Horseback riding (5 minutes to book) • Golf Club (15 mins drive)
Small pets

THE RESTAURANT GONFALONE
Attached to the Hotel there is the restaurant Il Gonfalone, Chef Luca offers a refined menu that combines traditional dishes, and those of international cuisine, seek out the finest raw materials available in the territory, served in a modern, warm and comfortable .
Bottle to a large indoor room, you can savor the delicious dishes of Umbria outside enjoying a stupendous view over the green hills. Are organized lunches, banquets, cocktails or breakfast buffet at the edge of our pool.
Our customers can enjoy the staying half board or full board.

Some of our dishes
Appetizers
Suffle vegetables with hot sauce and lard Colonnade celery
Platter of cured meats grilled Umbrian cheesecake
Browse hot stuffed
Farro salad with strawberries and baskets
Puff of fontina and ham norcia mirror with parmesan cream

Primi Piatti
Gnocchi with truffle cheese and pepper
Umbricelli to norcia of red radicchio
Tagliatelle skullcap almonds
Cappellacci nettle with cream cheese and toasted walnuts
Gonfalone baked penne

Main Courses
Entrecot grilled with tomatoes and peppers savory wine
Tagliata controfileto with flower of salt and rosemary
Breast of chicken parmesan and truffle
Capocollo pork escalope
Pork and grape Capocollo Sacrantino of Montefalco

FOOD UMBRA
The Umbrian cuisine is characterized by a distinctly peasant vocation, pure and simple, based on raw materials and basic ingredients of such quality to have achieved a great reputation beyond regional boundaries.
And 'the case of the black truffle from Norcia and Spoleto, considered among the finest international and wrought weight chlorine in auctions that always accompany the sale of this prized species of fungus. The black truffle has had the honor of doing a driving force not only to other types of truffles from Umbria, which is increasingly required and valued as the white-dell'Eugubino Gualdese, but to all local food and wine. Prized delicacies are spelled Valnerina, used in soups as well as flour and lentils from Castelluccio, small, green and delicate. Fried red Cannara, the fagiolina of Trasimeno, the black celery of Trevi and the potato peel red Colfiorito complete catalog of typical species. Umbria also produces an extra virgin olive oil of absolute excellence: the DOP Umbria has five subdomains: Colli Orvieto, Colli del Trasimeno, Colli Assisi-Spoleto, Colli and Colli Martani Armerina. Gargantuan is the cutting Umbrian: Pecorino di Norcia is delicious, slightly spicy and tangy, prosciutto di Norcia, the backbone and spicy, and all the rich catalog of pillows, bowls head mazzafegati, bacon, raisins and pine nuts, and charcuterie Miscellaneous. Indeed, in this term describes the art of producing pork sausages which, it seems, was born in Norcia, thanks to the butchers of Jewish origin who kept and sold, "the unclean pig" that they could not eat for religious prescriptions.
To begin the Dine, there is a gargantuan selection of pastries and thick soups are renowned ciriole, flavored with a sauce made from chopped, tomato and garlic, the strangozzi that Spoleto is dressed with trout and truffles and prepared umbricelli asparagus with duck sauce. The fabulous manfrigoli spelled; the blo blo is a soup of noodles, bacon, cheese and marjoram. In Norcia, of course, are preparing pasta with truffles. The ancient recipe meat curing the fungus with plans to add a fried preparation with anchovies. I crescentini raviolotti are fried, stuffed with cheese and anchovies. At Spoleto not miss gi spaghetti with rancetto (sort of glue amatriciana marjoram) and Todi Pie Jacopone, giant ravioli, sliced and served with meat sauce.
Umbria drinking well. From the perspective ampelographic the region is rich in native species also the subject of recent exploitation as Grechetto, Verdelho and Ciliegiolo. Precious Torgiano Rosso Riserva DOCG, Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG and austerity. Orvieto is certainly one of the most famous in Italy White: Good for dessert Sagrantino past, and Orvieto hooked. The Solleone is a fortified wine with personality.

HISTORY AROUND

HISTORY
The territory of Montone was inhabited since ancient times as evidenced by several findings in the war between the Romans and Byzantines and Lombards was indeed a fortified place for protection of the road that connects Perugia with Via Flaminia in Cagli .
But it is in the ninth century, after the victory of the Franks over the Lombards, that the people of the valley began to give himself a fixed abode, building forts and castles with their villages.
After the rectum was a free town Ram in 1216 to take shelter from the expansionist ambitions of Citta di Castello said the protection of Perugia sharing their political fortunes and continue to have their console has been.
The fame of Montone, however, is linked to the fortunes of the family that Fortebracci with Andrew, said arm, he reached a wide reputation. Equipped with strong personalities and military capabilities became one of the most famous soldiers of fortune of his time and subjected to Umbria forming a small state in central Italy. Died in 1424 at the Eagle lands he conquered back soon under the dominion of the Church.
Leo X with the County of Montone was entrusted to the family Vitelli of Città di Castello, which ruled it until 1640. From 1789 to 1819 Ram experienced a brief period of renewal with new ideas of liberty spread from the French Revolution. The troops of General Fanti final liberation September 12, 1860, after which it was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy. Montone is situated on two hills dominating the Upper Tiber Valley, whose origins date back to the eleventh century. The city is essentially linked to the family and in particular to Fortinbras Fortinbras leader Andrea, called Braccio da Montone born in 1368. Small town with little more than a thousand inhabitants is surrounded by mighty medieval walls that are accessed through Gate Verziere and the Village Gate. In the village you can not pass in the car and it is a city marked by silence and tranquility. Characteristic is the Ethnographic Museum of the "Talking Drum" with a collection of more than six hundred pieces coming from East Africa. Historical Archives for the wealth of documents held, is one of the most important of Umbria. Numerous monuments and churches including the Church of St. Francis today in the Municipal Museum and Art Gallery. Listed as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.

SURROUNDINGS
The large natural amphitheater, whose profiles hills bordering the north western border of Umbria, Tuscany and the Marches, encompasses the upper valley of the Tiber, a territory, as its name implies, over 90% the drainage basin of the river Tiber and consists of eight municipalities: Citerna, Citta di Castello, Lisciano Niccone, Monte S. Maria Tiberina, Montone, Pietralunga, San Giustino and Umbertide which, in turn, form the homogeneous zone of the former Mountain Community High Tevere Umbro.

Town of Castle situated on a slight hill, between the green of sweet and pleasant hills, is the most important and populated Upper Tiber Valley. Custodian of a precious historical heritage, religious and artistic, is still considered a town much meaningful to the charm of the oldest monuments, the presence of a fervent Renaissance culture and the quality of the many events, national in scope, annually attract thousands of visitors. Funny moments and folk music, interesting crafts and agricultural exhibits, gay village festivals and major sporting events, animate period is characterized vividly the life of this wonderful reality umbra.

Umbertide, second in importance only in the Città di Castello, was founded around the tenth century by the will of Hubert son of the king of Italy took the name of Fracta filiorum Uberti.
The history of the Middle Ages sees from time to time at the side of Perugia or more times the Church suffer setbacks and buildings devastazioni.Gli most interesting artistic point of view, besides the rock, now used for exhibitions of contemporary art, churches are S. Maria della Reggia and S. Cross. The first is an octagonal building surmounted by a dome of the sixteenth century, the second of 1651, contains within it an extraordinary board of Signorelli: "Descent from the Cross", as well as numerous smaller works. A short distance from S. Cross were built the fourteenth century church of S. Francis, with ashlar facade and entrance arch and the church of S. triloba Bernardino del '500. Five miles north - east lies what is one of the best preserved of all the defensive Tiber valley: the Castle of Civitella Ranieri. It was built between the fifteenth and sixteenth century, with four towers, two square and two circular, still dominates all the surrounding plain, offering a valuable vantage point.

Assisi Assisi is known throughout the world thanks to its favorite son: St. Francis
But the historical importance of the city is also linked to other episodes that over the centuries have marked moments of brilliance and other less fortunate Related tragically feats of arms.
It counts 25,000 inhabitants, 6,000 of which around inside the walls. It 'a medieval city, which remained intact for centuries and still protected by massive walls built on the western spur of Mount Subasio (424 m asl), with the longitudinal course (from southwest to northeast), and superimposed terraces At the center, solitary and dominant, the Rocca. An ideal geographical location, mild weather and dry, pleasant stay in any season of the year.