The Best Things to Do in Italy's Umbria Region
Umbria is sometimes overshadowed by its famous next-door neighbour, Tuscany. All the better for tourists keen to...
Ponte delle torri
Via Giro del Ponte, 06049 Spoleto PG, Italy
The so-called “bridge of towers”, Ponte delle Torri is a former aqueduct that measures 230m (755ft) long and 80m (262ft) high and connects Spoleto’s...
Ristorante Vespasia
Via Cesare Battisti, 10, 06046 Norcia PG, Italy
Located inside the 16th-century Palazzo Seneca hotel, Ristorante Vespasia earned a Michelin star in 2014.
Kundera Bistrot
Via Guglielmo Oberdan, 23, 06121 Perugia PG, Italy
Climb to the top of the stairs to Perugia’s Kundera Caffè Bistro and quench your thirst with a refreshing aperitivo, flanked by local young’uns doing...
Palazzo dei Priori
Piazza IV Novembre, 06123 Perugia PG, Italy
Marked by fanned steps leading to a Gothic portal that’s guarded over by a lion and a griffin, the impressive Palazzo dei Priori in Perugia is the...
Bottega Vèra Orvieto
Via del Duomo, 36/38, 05018 Orvieto TR, Italy
This adorable little wine shop is located on Orvieto’s main pedestrian jaunt, Via del Duomo.
Duomo di Orvieto
Piazza del Duomo, 26, 05018 Orvieto TR, Italy
Sit on one of the benches opposite the Duomo di Orvieto and you might lose yourself in the intricate rose window and delicately mosaiced and carved...
Funivia Colle Eletto
Via S. Gerolamo, 06024 Gubbio PG, Italy
Soar above the rooftops of Gubbio in the Funivia Colle Eletto, a standing cableway that whisks you from the heart of the city to the summit of Mount...
Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi
Piazza Inferiore di S. Francesco, 2, 06081 Assisi PG, Italy
One of the most revered churches of the Christian world, the Basilica di San Francesco in Assisi draws a steady stream of pilgrims and tourists each...
Narni Sotterranea
Via S. Bernardo, 12, 05035 Narni TR, Italy
Beneath the winding streets of Narni – a hill town in southern Umbria – are a tangle of subterranean remains of Roman homes (domus) and preserved...