Sorbello Castle
(Height: 390 m a.s.l. - Distance: 15 Km from Umbertide; 5 Km from Lisciano Niccone). Even though surrounded by the province of Perugia, Sorbello is in the Tuscan territory. It is one of the few castles of the area having Ghibelline traditions, as its embattled turret masts clearly prove. The original structure of the castle dates back to the X century, the South-wing to the XII century; the donjon was reinforced during the XIV century, when the castle fell under the rule of Perugia. The bastions and the embankment, which surround the castle,were built in the XVI century. In the XVII century the castle underwent some radical changes, first becoming a Palazzo di Rappresentanza and then a Villa. Its history is strictly linked to the one of the Marchesi Bourbon del Monte S. Maria Tiberina. Inside the castle, the gentilitial rooms have wonderful coffered ceilings. Among the most interesting rooms, there are the spacious waiting-room (decorated with some beautiful paintings dating back to the XVII century) and the throne-room, where the ruler used to administer the law.