IT · Umbria · 43.11°N 12.39°E

perugia

A hilltop old town, underground medieval streets and Umbrian chocolate.

Best time
April–June and September–October are good for walking the hill town. July brings the Umbria Jazz festival and October the Eurochocolate fair, both of which pack the centre; winter is cold.
How long
2 days
Getting there
Fly with one stop to Rome, usually via Dubai, Doha or Istanbul, about 16–18 hours all in. Trains and coaches from Rome take about 2.5–3 hours. Italy is 6 hours behind KL in summer and 7 in winter.
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Dear group chat,A hilltop old town, underground medieval streets and Umbrian chocolate.— gowherelahTo: whoever’s drivingPerugiaIT, Umbria
KLperugia
≈ 9,712 km from KL, as the crow flies
Panorama di Perugia da viale indipendenza, 2023

Photo: Messer Amanuense Perusino · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each.

Umbria's capital sits on a hilltop, with a lively student crowd and a medieval centre of steep lanes and sudden views. Below the main street, escalators carry you through a medieval quarter buried under a papal fortress.

Makan

  1. Torta al testoFlatbread cooked on a hot griddle, split and filled with greens and cheese, or cured meats.Map ↗
  2. Strangozzi al tartufoThick, square-cut pasta tossed with black truffle from the Umbrian hills.Map ↗
  3. BaciPerugia is home to these hazelnut chocolates, and its chocolate fair fills the streets each October.Map ↗

Things to do

  1. Piazza IV NovembreThe main square, with a carved 13th-century fountain between the cathedral and the town hall.Map ↗
  2. Rocca PaolinaEscalators run through the vaulted streets and houses of a medieval quarter buried under a 16th-century fortress.Map ↗
  3. National Gallery of UmbriaPaintings by Perugino and other Umbrian masters, upstairs in the town hall.Map ↗
  4. Porta SoleThe highest point in town, with a view over the rooftops to Assisi and the hills.Map ↗
  5. AssisiSt Francis's hill town and basilica, about 20 minutes away by train.Map ↗

Good to know

  • The Minimetrò from the railway station to Pincetto saves the long climb into the old town.
  • Halal meat is hard to find in the old town; torta al testo with greens and truffle pasta are easy meat-free meals.

Last checked October 2026. Things change, so check opening times, fees and transport before you go.