How to get to Perugia: trains, planes, cars and buses
Complete guide to reaching Perugia by train, plane, car and bus. Stations, San Francesco airport, Umbrian motorways, Minimetro and local transport.
Travel guide to Perugia
Everything you need to visit Perugia: accommodation, itineraries, food and transport.
Practical guides
What to see in Perugia in 2 days: itinerary through Etruscans, Middle Ages and chocolate
Guide on what to see in Perugia in 2 days: the Etruscan Arch, the Fontana Maggiore, the National Gallery of Umbria, the medieval quarter and the chocolate tradition.
Where to stay in Perugia: neighborhoods, accommodation and practical tips
Complete guide on where to stay in Perugia: from the medieval acropolis to hilltop villages, B&Bs with valley views, Umbrian agriturismi and tips for every traveler type.
Where to eat in Perugia: best restaurants, trattorias and Umbrian products guide
Discover where to eat in Perugia: from black truffle to strangozzi, the complete guide to Umbrian cuisine among old town trattorias and farmers' markets.
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Articles about Perugia
Corciano: the Concentric Labyrinth Twelve Kilometres from Perugia
Close enough to Perugia to seem like a neighbourhood, different enough to seem like another world: Corciano preserves an…
New Year's Eve Off the Beaten Path — Borghi Where You Can Toast in Peace
Skip the packed piazzas and overpriced dinners. These Italian borghi offer an intimate, authentic New Year's Eve by the …
August Against the Current — Art Cities in Glorious Emptiness
In August Italy's great art cities empty out. Here's how to enjoy Turin, Bologna, Genoa and the rest without crowds, que…
Beyond Lake Garda: Lake Trasimeno, the Umbrian Mirror That Tourism Forgot
Three islands, fortified borghi, and blazing sunsets over central Italy's largest lake. Trasimeno is the lake that mass …
The Via Francigena Without the Crowds: Quieter Stages and the Right Time to Walk
The Francigena is stunning, but some stretches get busy. Variants, alternative stages, and the best seasons to walk it i…
The Valnerina Cycle Route Along the River Nera
In Umbria, the Valnerina follows the river Nera among Benedictine abbeys and narrow gorges, a wild, green Umbria far fro…
The Spoleto-Norcia Cycle Route on the Old Railway of Tunnels
In the Valnerina, Umbria, the old Spoleto-Norcia railway is today a spectacular greenway of tunnels and viaducts in the …
The Alpe della Luna: trekking between Sansepolcro and the source of the Tiber
The Alpe della Luna Nature Reserve, in the Tuscan Upper Tiber Valley above Sansepolcro, is a wooded ridge range between …
The Valnerina on foot: along the River Nera among hermitages and waterfalls
The Valnerina is the greenest, quietest valley in Umbria, set deep along the River Nera between the Marche and the Apenn…
Etruscan Sites and Necropolises to Visit: An Itinerary Through Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria
An itinerary through the Etruscan sites to visit and the rock necropolises of Lazio, Tuscany and Umbria: cube tombs, sun…
Carsulae, walking along the Via Flaminia among Roman ruins
At Carsulae, near San Gemini, an early Christian church born from Roman stones tells the story of the passage from pagan…
Macereto, an octagonal temple a thousand metres up in the Sibillini
A thousand metres up in the Sibillini Mountains, the sanctuary of Macereto is a wind-swept octagonal stone temple on a d…