a lucious lakeside lunch at LUCIANO in Passignano on Lago di Trasimento

We had a relatively quiet day today as we checked out of our luxury hotel (The Brufani Palace) in Perugia after a yummy buffet breakfast (all those tasty dried meats and cheeses and pates and pastries!) and decided to take it easy. We headed for LAGO TRASIMENO a huge lake in the center of Italy in Umbria (but very close to Tuscany) and opted to lunch at LUCIANO which is in the tiny town of Passignano on the north shore of the lake. It faces the lake and has a wonderful local ambience (with many Italians dining there to boot!). Sam had (guess what?) the Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce while Will opted for the fabulous LINGUINE con TARTUFO (the exquisite black truffles of the region) and I could resist the mini fixed price lunch for 16 Euros which has several options. I started with a BRUSCHETTA of Local LAKE FISH which was a tasty perch rich with olive oil and seasonings. The entree was a LINGUINE with Local Fish as well and was a superb blend of tasty seasonings. Gelato was around the corner at the usual 1,50Euro per cup with two flavors for each of us...and we keep trying new ones. Today the hit was White Chocolate, while Same kept to Strawberry, but this time adding our new favroite sorbetto LIMONCELLO.