Baschi is situated 12 km from Orvieto, which has a direct train route to Rome (one hour) and Florence (1½ hrs). By car take the A1 autostrada, exit at Orvieto and follow directions to Baschi. Being situated on the south-western border of Umbria 1 -1½ hr excursions by car East will take you to other beautiful Umbrian towns such as Assisi, Perugia, Spoleto, Spello, Lake Trasimeno and Gubbio and ½ hr to Todi. Excursions West to the region of Lazio you'll find Lago Bolsena, Viterbo and within1½ hrs you reach the coastline at the beautiful Etruscan town of Tarquinia. For more details take a look at www.portaleitalia.net/baschi.htm.
The town of Baschi is a five minute walk away from the house, where there are three cafes, a pizza enoteca, two restaurants, grocery stores and a chemist. The local public bus service takes 15mins to connect to Orvieto

The name of Baschi, which dominates from up above a valley in which flows a part of the Umbrian segment of the Tevere River, comes from Latin "vas: vasca". 
From the discovery of important archeological finds, among which the bronze fragment called "Fragmentum Tudertinum" which bears some inscriptions of the so-called "Lex Tudertina" one can establish the obvious relationship of this town to the Roman Empire. During the Medieval Period, with the construction of the castle, the domination of the Family of the Baschi begins over the neighbouring lands. Many times during those years the village was caught in the struggle among the Basques, the Guelphs of Orvieto, and the Ghibellines of Todi until a marriage between some elite members of the two families in command, made the hostilities cease, sending the Basques toward the influential sphere of Orvieto. 
The Pasquarella Sanctuary, destination of pilgrimage, is erected near to the Corbara Lake, in a natural frame of priceless beauty. Within the city wall, is Saint Nicolò Church, built in the 16th Century, inside which one can admire an ancient pipe-organ. The water supply of this area, is well maintained by the majestic Corbara dam on the Tiber River, built to allow an artificial flow for the creation of hydro-electric power.