In a medieval hill village above the Tiber and Lake Corbara, in Umbria, a museum given over entirely to the painted egg.
At a glance
- Type
- Museum of a local tradition
- Where
- Civitella del Lago, Baschi, Province of Terni, Umbria, Italy
- Coordinates
- 42.7113472° N, 12.2812197° E
- Subject
- The ovo pinto, the painted egg
Overview
Civitella del Lago is a medieval village in the Province of Terni, in Umbria, whose plan has survived intact. Inside the castle walls the streets are narrow and the Renaissance houses stately; the shape of the ground keeps cars out.
Its position on the crown of a hill gives wide views over the Tiber and Lake Corbara, reaching on clear days as far as the mountains of Lazio and Tuscany.
History
The archive entry records no foundation date for the museum, and none has been added here. Its subject is the painted egg, a tradition the village has made its own.
What you see
The collection is devoted to the ovo pinto — decorated eggs, of a kind the archive entry calls unique in the world — inside the old centre of the village.
Practical information
- Address: Piazza Giuseppe Mazzini 9, 05023 Civitella del Lago, Baschi (TR), Umbria.
- Opening times are seasonal; it is advisable to check before travelling.
Sources
- Cultural Heritage Online historical archive — original Italian entry (beniculturalionline.it), transposed and corrected 2026.
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