Perugia
About 15 minutes
Perugia is a hilltop city full of students, alleyways and views. You ride in on a little train, stroll along the Corso and end the day with gelato or a glass of wine on the cathedral steps.
- Pian di Massiano car park (Minimetrò)15 minutes
- Piazza Partigiani (escalators)15 minutes
- Perugia Airport25 min
Getting into the center
The old center is closed to visitors’ cars (ZTL), and that’s a good thing. Park at Pian di Massiano and hop on the Minimetrò: small automatic carriages that carry you up the hill every few minutes (last stop Pincetto). Or park at Piazza Partigiani and ride the escalators up through the underground streets of the Rocca Paolina.
Don’t miss
Heart of the city
Corso Vannucci
The finest living room in Umbria. In the evening, all of Perugia strolls here for the passeggiata, from Piazza Italia to the 13th-century Fontana Maggiore.
Art
Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria
Perugino and other Umbrian masters, in the halls of the Palazzo dei Priori. Open Tuesday to Sunday.
Underground
Rocca Paolina
Beneath the 16th-century fortress lies an entire medieval neighbourhood, with streets and houses. Free to walk through.
Etruscan
Pozzo Etrusco
An Etruscan well 36 meters deep and more than 2,000 years old. Look down and feel the cool air rising.
Food and drink
Order torta al testo: a flatbread baked on a hot stone, filled with prosciutto, pecorino or grilled vegetables. And of course chocolate: Perugina’s Baci have been made here since 1922. At the Casa del Cioccolato in San Sisto you can book a visit with a tasting.
Wine lovers can drive on to Torgiano, just south of Perugia, with its wine museum and wineries.
Events
Exact dates for 2027 will be announced; check the event’s website shortly before your trip.
Late May
Cantine Aperte
For one weekend, the wineries around Perugia and across Umbria open their doors: tastings, tours and lunch among the vines.
July
Umbria Jazz
Ten days of jazz, blues and soul in the squares and theatres. Many open-air concerts are free, so the whole city swings along.
September
UmbriaWine
A wine festival in the heart of Perugia: dozens of Umbrian wineries pour in the squares of the centre, with tastings and masterclasses.
Autumn
Eurochocolate
Perugia is all about chocolate: stalls, tastings and giant chocolate sculptures. In 2026 from 13 to 22 November.
October – November
Frantoi Aperti
Olive mills open their doors on weekends. Taste the new oil, fresh from the press, on warm bruschetta.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Umbria Jazz: Valentina Spasaro (CC BY-SA 4.0); Eurochocolate: Eurochocolate (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Stay with us
From Casa Tre Pettirossi you’re in Perugia in a quarter of an hour. Eight apartments with their own kitchen and a swimming pool overlooking the valley, from April 2027.