Perugia historic centre

Perugia & Assisi, Italy

Medieval streets and stunning architecture including the Etruscan Well and Palazzo dei Priori.

Places in Perugia historic centre

Perugia truffle-focused restaurants Traditional Umbrian cuisine showcasing the region's prized truffles.
Sina Brufani fine dining A fine dining restaurant within a five-star hotel with an elegant design and indoor pool showing ancient ruins.
Perugia chocolate cafes Cafes celebrating Perugia's fame for chocolate, especially lively during the Eurochocolate event.
Perugia historic centre wine bars Wine bars throughout the medieval streets, popular during Umbria Jazz Festival season.

Best time to visit: April to June and September to October offer comfortable weather for exploring both hill towns, while Umbria Jazz (July) and Eurochocolate (October) add major cultural events to Perugia.
Getting around: Perugia's historic centre is walkable, with escalators connecting the lower and upper town; Assisi is a separate, compact hill town best explored on foot, reachable from Perugia by car or train.
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Language: Italian. English is common in tourism.
Timezone: CET (UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer)
Current trends: Perugia's food and culture scene continues to draw on its chocolate heritage and truffle-hunting traditions, offering visitors increasingly hands-on culinary experiences like pasta-making classes in family-run Umbrian farmhouses.

Assisi old town — A quiet UNESCO-listed hill town centred on the history of St. Francis.
Rural Umbria (Umbrian countryside) — The surrounding countryside of vineyards and olive groves, home to family-run farmhouses.