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Panicale: Perugino, San Sebastiano & Lillo Tatini
One of the most beautiful towns in Italy, Panicale has been crowned 'I Borghi piu belli d'Italia', a selection of small villages throughout Italy that are considered to be the most beautiful. While...
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Todi: Piazza del Popolo & Ristorante Umbria
One of Umbria's most beautiful hill towns, Todi is perched high up in the mountains with spectacular views in every direction. Reached by an exciting drive through winding roads and hairpin turns, this...
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Perugia: Gallerie Nazionale & Al Mangiar Bene
The capital of Umbria, Perugia is a spectacular and enchanting hilltop town with a compact historic centre and rambling maze of charming medieval streets, exceptional museums and unique archeological...
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Lake Bolsena: Bolsena, Marta & Trattoria della Jolanda
An unspoilt paradise, with fertile countryside, friendly people, ancient ruins and charming medieval towns, Bolsena is a 'miraculous' lake in the Tuscia area between Rome and Tuscany, dotted with...
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Città della Pieve, Perugino & Ristorante da Laura
The quiet walled hilltown of Città della Pieve is famous primarily because it was the birthplace of the great Renaissance painter Pietro Vannuci, known as Perugino, who taught the very young Raphael,...
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Ancient Iguvium: Gubbio & Taverna del Lupo
Gubbio, founded by the Umbri, is a stunning Medieval hilltown in Northern Umbria that holds the famous Eugubine Tablets, seven bronze slabs that survived from the ancient city of Iguvium. Engraved in...
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Orvieto Duomo, La Giocca & Trattoria del Moro Aronne
Famous for its colourful ceramics and gleaming cathedral, Orvieto, one of Umbria's grandest hill towns, sits majestically high above the valley floor, perched on a plateau of tufa rock with the outline...
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Narni and Amelia: Ancient Umbria on the Via Flaminia
This small town in southern Umbria is often called the heart of Italy as it is the closest town to the geographic centre of Italy. Its origins date back to the Umbri who founded Nequinium, but was...
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Trevi: The Ancient Tradition of Olive Oil in Umbria
Surrounded by olive trees, the historic centre of Trevi unwinds around the steep conical hill of Monte Serano, which dominates the plain of Spoleto. One of the the 'Most Beautiful Villages of Italy'—...
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Lungarotti Winery in Torgiano: Vines, Wine & Art
Lungarotti is synonymous with Torgiano, the region which gave birth to Umbrian wine. Founded by the legendary Giorgio Lungarotti in the early 1960's, the company now is run by sisters Chiara Lungarotti...
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Montepulciano: Sensational Ristorante La Grotta
Nestled at the foot of Montepulciano beside the historic Tempio di San Biagio, one of the greatest expressions of Renaissance Tuscany, is the elegant Ristorante la Grotto, located in a charming...
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Arezzo: Ristorante La Lancia d'Oro in Loggia Vasari
One of the prettier places to enjoy a lovely lunch in Arezzo is under the beautiful vaulted 16th century colonnade designed by Giorgio Vasari, overlooking the arrestingly beautiful sloping piazza of...
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Corciano & Ristorante Il Convento: Medieval Jewels
A small medieval hilltop town near Perugia, Corciano is a beautiful hamlet in the green heart of Umbria. Listed as 'uno dei borghi più belli d'Italia'— one of the most beautiful villages in Italy —...
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Passignano sul Trasimeno & Ristorante Il Molo
A splash of blue on the hilly landscape, Lago Trasimeno is largest lake in Umbria. Compared by Lord Byron to a "sheet of silver", countless poets, painters and travellers have been captivated by the...
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Città di Castello: Ancient Tifernum in the Tiber Valley
Founded by the Umbri tribes, the city has been given many different names throughout the centuries — it was called Tifernum Tiberinum by the Romans, Castrum Felicitates or the 'Town of Happiness' in...
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Perugina School of Chocolate: A Taste of Italy
On the outskirts of Perugia is the Perugina Scuola di Cioccolato, a unique place where those with a passion for chocolate can discover the secrets of chocolate making and learn the techniques to create...
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Truffle Hunting in Umbria: A Day with the Dogs
An age old tradition in the richest black truffle region of Italy, truffles are an integral part of Umbria’s cuisine, and truffle hunting an integral part of its culture. It’s a beautiful and simple...
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Il Convento & Anna Bocci: Corciano's Culinary Gems
Located in a beautiful 13th century Franciscan monastery next to the church of St. Francis of Assisi in Corciano, Il Convento is simply one of the best restaurants in Umbria. In 1223, San Francesco...
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Panicale Opera Festival & Ristorante Lillo Tatini
Built in 1858 in the historic centre of Panicale, Teatro Cesare Caporali holds the honour for being Italy’s second smallest theatre. There were originally twelve box seats built for the twelve most...
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Chiusi National Etruscan Museum and Tombs
The origins of Chiusi date back to 1000 B.C. and was one of most powerful cities of the Etruscan federation. Perched high on a hill, Chiusi occupied a strategic position overlooking the Val di Chiana...
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