Lake Trasimeno is located in the heart of Italy, which makes it an ideal base for visiting Umbria and Tuscany, as well as providing unspoiled nature and a refuge of birds and fish for outdoor enthusiasts.

Also called  Lake of Perugia , Italian  Lago Trasimeno , Latin  Trasimenus Lacus  largest lake of the Italian peninsula in Umbria region, central Italy, 10 miles (16 km) west of Perugia.

It has an area of 49 square miles (128 square km) and is shallow, its maximum depth being 20 feet (6 m).

The lake it is fed by small streams and has an artificial subterranean outlet (opened 1898) to the Tiber River.

Surrounded by hills on three sides, with an open lowland to the west.