📍 Distance from Cà del Bocca: about 77 km, 1 hour 15 minutes by car
⏱️ Time needed: a full day
🗺️ Where: Umbria, regional capital
Perugia is the capital of Umbria: an Etruscan and medieval hilltop city, lively and full of students. Its living room is Piazza IV Novembre, with the Pisano family’s Fontana Maggiore and the grand Palazzo dei Priori, home to the National Gallery of Umbria with masterpieces by Perugino and Pinturicchio.
What to see in Perugia
- Piazza IV Novembre, the Fontana Maggiore and the Cathedral of San Lorenzo.
- The National Gallery of Umbria in Palazzo dei Priori, and the Collegio del Cambio, frescoed by Perugino.
- Corso Vannucci, the main promenade, down to the Carducci gardens with their view over the valley.
- The Rocca Paolina with its underground streets, the Etruscan Arch and the Etruscan Well.
How to get there from Cà del Bocca
From Cà del Bocca drive to Sansepolcro and take the E45 towards Rome as far as Perugia. It is best to leave the car in a car park linked to the centre by escalators or by the Minimetrò. Our Google map shows the route and the sights.
Tips for your visit
- The centre is up on the hill and partly a restricted traffic zone: use the car parks with escalators or the Minimetrò.
- In July there is Umbria Jazz, in October Eurochocolate: the city fills with people and events.
- Combine Perugia with Assisi, about half an hour away, or with Lake Trasimeno.
Stay at Cà del Bocca, just over an hour from Perugia
Two self-contained apartments in the countryside of Anghiari, the ideal base for exploring Tuscany and Umbria.
