Hosteria Bar da Elena, Sellano

Hosteria Bar da Elena: location

The place is where the historic center of Sellano begins, next to the town walls. The position is panoramic: from the terrace the view opens over the Vigi valley.

Hosteria Bar da Elena: what it offers

The kitchen follows a rotating menu of the day, with homemade dishes and local produce from the Umbrian and Sellano tradition: first courses, main courses, boards of cured meats and cheeses, tarts, and sweets for breakfast and afternoon snacks. Guests can try Fojata and Attorta, Sellano specialties with the Denominazione Comunale di Origine (municipal designation of origin), the first savory and the second sweet, as well as Easter cheese breads (pizze pasquali al formaggio). On request the place prepares a tasting of local products or, at dinner only, pizza, as well as an aperitivo with fresh snacks.

Next to the bar and osteria are a tobacconist, a newsstand, revenue stamps, a Lotto counter and phone top-up services.

What to see near Hosteria Bar da Elena

The historic center has the 16th-century Palazzo Comunale, with 16th-century frescoes inside and a stone façade with a loggia on the main square. The village also has the Chiesa di San Francesco, also known as Madonna della Croce, with an octagonal plan and two 16th-century stucco altars; a Madonna and Child is painted above the main altar. The village was struck by the 1997 earthquake and has been restored with respect for its historic buildings.