500 mt. above sea level,
it was born around the year 1000 AD as a bastion of Spoleto; Messenano is today a delightful rural village, surrounded by the quiet and soothing Umbrian hills.

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About 40 inhabitants,
a small Romanesque church with a bell tower, an ancient tower in memory of the fortification walls that surrounded it, and small stone houses with delicious views…

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It rises near the lake of Firenzuola, also called the dam of Arezzo, a splendid artificial basin set among the hills that face towards the ridge of the Martani mountains, an ideal place for fishing, walking and sunbathing enthusiasts!