Varlungo is a village described as close to the storytellers’ present setting, familiar to the ladies either from personal knowledge or report. Its local parish and everyday village life provide the setting for a comic account of a priest’s pursuit of Mistress Belcolore.

Village and Parish Setting

The story places Varlungo within easy reach of the narrators, presenting it not as a distant or imagined landscape but as a nearby village the listeners may recognize. The account locates the parish priest within the community: he serves parishioners, gives Sunday sayings beneath an elm, and visits women of the village when they go out, bringing small gifts or holy water.

The Village in the Narrative

Varlungo is identified with the priest’s attentions to Mistress Belcolore, a parishioner and the wife of Bentivegna del Mazzo. The priest’s attraction leads him to seek her out and offer modest presents, including garlic, peas, chives, and scallions from his garden. These details make the village setting legible through its ordinary social relations: the priest’s public duties and visits coexist with his private pursuit, while Belcolore’s husband and neighbors remain part of the community around them.

The place’s narrative importance is local and specific. Varlungo grounds the episode in a recognizable village environment, where churchgoing, household life, and familiar neighbors frame the priest’s attempt to win Belcolore’s favor.