To get to the center of Percile village it takes 15 minutes driving. You can go by car towards the lake but you need to be aware that it is not a paved street. Then there are about 30 minutes walking to the lakes of Percile. There is only one walking road so it's very easy to get there.
The old center of Percile
It seems that the name of "Percile" derives from the Roman gens Porcia.
The city was certainly inhabited in the Roman period and we know it from a marble stele of a girl of about 7 years of age on which various local characters are told.
In the classical Roman age the houses of Percile were grouped into Villae and Pagus.
The first certain news of the town dates back to 314 - 335 in the biography of San Silvestro I.
In the 10th century, castles were built around the town to help defend the surrounding towns.
The two lakes named "Lagustelli"
There are two lakes: the main one very easy to see and to reach and a second little one that you can reach walking in the woods.
You can not sweem in the lakes both for safety reasons and because it is a protected area for the fauna.
The largest lake, with a diameter of almost 120 meters, is called Fraturno while the smaller one, located a few meters away, is called Marraone. The lakes are surrounded by lush vegetation made up of willows, reeds and oaks. Of a certain importance is also the fauna composed of water snakes, amphibians, carp and tench.
