Day trips: Spoleto, and the delightful hill towns of Todi, Trevi, Gubbio, Montefalco and Amelia are all nearby. In addition, there’s Bevagna, Orvieto, Assisi, Perugia and Cortona. Longer day trips to Rome (2.5 to 3 hours), Florence (3.5 hours) and Siena (2.5 hours) are also possible.
Sightseeing: Our “hometown” of Spoleto offers a Roman theater and the famous Duomo (cathedral) as well as many worthwhile churches and castles. The world-famous Spoleto Performing Arts Festival takes place each July. The Basilica of San Fransesco, now completely restored, is one of the highlights of the elegant and intimate nearby city of Assisi. Don’t miss the Duomo at Orvieto or the chocolates at Perugia!
Off-the-beaten-track treasures that can’t be beat: Visit the Cascate delle Marmore (one of Europe’s most popular waterfalls), the pottery towns of Deruta and Gubbio. Walk the city walls of Spello or visit Torgiano, the town where Rubesco wine was born.
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“Special sights/experiences during our 2 weeks included walking about Spoleto, especially along the Via del Ponte overlooking the ravine and Tessino River, looking for ceramics in Deruta (very nice ceramic museum there), and finding the medieval walk in Perugia that truly evokes thirteenth-century life. One of the personal highlights for us was our trip into the mountains of neighboring Abruzzi to Sella di Corno, a tiny village where my husband’s grandfather was born and from which he left to go to America in 1900. We found several elderly women in this small village who were delighted to talk with us despite our extremely limited Italian. One woman went to find the key to the little church so we could see where the grandfather had been baptized and, perhaps, married. The Italian churches always amaze us and we especially enjoyed the façade of Orvieto, the Fra Filippo Lippi frescoes in the Duomo at Spoleto, and, of course, the frescoes and woodwork in the magnificent Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi. The Umbrian food pleased us. We had wonderful meals with food we don’t find at home much: rabbit, wild boar, spelt and truffles, strangozzi pasta, and panna cotta for dessert. Restaurants we particularly enjoyed for both the food and the friendly atmosphere." Ann Cricchi, Umbrian Untour, 2001
"The farm, the scenery, the food--you name it, everything was great." Hank & Elaine Muller, Umbria, 2005
"It was the best tour I've been on and I've been on many." Ron Henricksen, Umbria, 2005
"The scenery was gorgeous and the towns within driving distance were unique and typified Roman history, as did our apartment which we loved. It all allowed us to truly experience Italy." Roy E. Anthony, Umbria, 2005
"Italy in the springtime was heaven for us." Barbara & Bruce Martin, Umbria, 2005
"Our Umbrian experience met and exceeded our expectations in every way! The location within the region gave easy access to major roads and sites of interest were easily reached." Frank & Donna Symour, Umbria, 2005