Passignano sul Trasimeno
January 8th, 2011 | Passignano,Perugia Province
Passignano is the busiest resort town situated around Lago di Trasimeno. More than a thousand years of art and architecture can be found in this lakeside holiday resort which also offers all kinds of water-sports, tennis, horse-riding, and trekking. The town sits high on its own promontory midway between Cortona and Perugia. Read More
Orvieto Underground
September 3rd, 2010 | Activities,Orvieto Underground
The town of Orvieto was actually created from the soft volcanic rock from which it’s sits, as the Romans, then the Etruscans and everyone who followed dug into the tufa and over the centuries by doing so created over 1,000 cisterns, caves, secret passages and storage for wine and olive oil underground. At the heart of the Medieval quarter of Orvieto there is a fascinating underground labyrinth of passages, with caves and archaeological finds, all discovered fairly recently after centuries of neglect. Read More
Città di Castello
September 2nd, 2010 | Citta di Castello,Featured,Perugia Province
Città di Castello is Umbrian’s northern most town, as well as the largest town in the Tiber valley. As a gateway to Umbria from anyone approaching from the north, and situated between Le Marche and Tuscany, the town is in a perfect position as in regards to trade with other regions. Read More
Castiglione del Lago
May 24th, 2010 | Castiglione,Perugia Province
Castiglione, also known as Castiglione del Lago, is the main town on the western shore of Lago Trasimeno, Umbrias largest lake, and the fourth largest lake in all of Italy. Castiglione sits up on a limestone fortified promontory and is a lovely place to visit on a day trip from Perugia. Read More
Todi
April 22nd, 2010 | Featured,Perugia Province,Todi
Todi, a very popular small Umbrian hilltown is situated halfway between Perugia and Terni, was founded by the Umbrians around 2700 BC and shows traces of both Etruscan and Roman civilization. Todi has stunning views overlooking the surrounding Umbrian countryside in all directions. Read More