Top Perugia Walking Tours

Enjoy the highlights of Perugia in just hours without the hassle of a guidebook and map with this guided walking tour through the medieval town center. Stroll past top sights like Palazzo dei Priori, Rocca Paolina, Piazza IV Novembre, and the Roman aqueduct while learning about the city’s history and architecture from your guide. Stop to take in views from this hilltop town over the surrounding Umbrian countryside.

Umbria’s capital city, lively Perugia offers a range of attractions, from Etruscan–era fortifications and the Rocca Paolina (a medieval fortress and present-day cultural hub) to annual jazz and chocolate festivals. On this private walking tour, get a first-hand experience of the city’s charms, see its major sights, learn about its long history, and even enjoy a gustatory pause when you stop for an espresso at a local coffee shop.

Delve into Perugia’s lively food scene and discover the top gourmet spots in the historic center that only locals know with this walking tour. Join your guide and a small group of fellow food lovers for a stroll through the medieval old town, stopping to meet local shop owners and producers along the way. Sample specialties like local cheeses and charcuterie, Umbrian olive oil, fresh truffles, and the city’s famed chocolate.

Discover the ancient Roman city of Spoleto on a private, 2-hour walking tour. From the ruins of Roman temples to masterpieces of Renaissance painting that decorate the city cathedral, Spoleto is home to more than 2,000 years of history ripe for exploring. Learn about the city’s rich modern-day culture as the host of the annual Festival dei Due Mondi, and sample local flavor with optional olive oil and wine tastings. Throughout the tour, enjoy the personalized attention of a private guide.

Indulge your senses during this 3-hour tasting tour in Montefalco. Visit a winery in the Sagrantino region and stroll through the old vineyards and olive groves. Tour the wine cellars where some of Umbria’s best wines are produced before sampling a number of wines and olive oils. Then sit down to a delicious Umbrian lunch complete with local cheeses, cured meats, and dessert.

You will be welcome in an early 19th century farmhouse in Pieve Pagliaccia, between Perugia and Assisi, where our company is based, the Brugnoni simple agricultural company, where our family has lived and worked with passion and love for the territory for almost 100 years. years. We carry on different cultures typical of the area, including the vine. We will guide you through our vineyards and then through the rooms of our cellar, telling you our story and illustrating all the stages of wine production, from the vineyard to the bottle. We will then let you taste the wines, accompanied by typical cutting boards selected by companies we collaborate with.

Perugia is the city of inverted views: to go up to the city you have to go down into the basement of the hill, you must always be on the move to get the best of every corner, you will never find a fixed point from which to have an overview of the whole ... but then the city turns out to be sweet… like a kiss of chocolate and hazelnut.

Looking for a place to feel part of the Italian dream? Come to Bevagna. Let's have a stroll in this lovely medieval town and you will experience authentic daily life

Spello, known as one of the most beautiful town in Italy thanks to its wonderful medieval buildings made of pink limestone and colorful flowers, dominates the amazing Umbrian Valley from the slopes of Mount Subasio. Particularly beautiful are the remains of the Ancient Roman city, called “Splendidissima Colonia Julia” (“Most Beautiful Julia Colony”) by Emperor Augustus: imposing walls, majestic city gates and, above all, the Villa of Mosaics, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the last 20 years. You will visit a wonderful Roman villa, that takes its name from the splendid colorful mosaics that refer to the beautiful Umbrian countryside, depicting wild birds and grape harvest, but also to exotic and fantastic animals, such as panthers and sea monsters. Entering the city through the Roman Porta Consolare (Consular Gate), you will enjoy the fascinating alleys of the medieval Spello and its wonderful churches. In the Church of Sant’Andrea Apostolo you will admire a sixteenth-century masterpiece painted by Pinturicchio, one of the greatest artists of the time, nicknamed “the Little Painter”. This notorious Umbrian artist is also the author of the frescoes of the Baglioni Chapel in the Collegiate Church of Santa Maria Maggiore: here you will also admire a splendid floor made of Deruta ceramics and the famous self-portrait of Pinturicchio, discovering all the details hidden in his masterpieces! Finally, enjoy the spectacular Porta Venere, built in Roman times but flanked in the Middle Ages by the mighty Towers of Properzio, and the breathtaking view of the Umbrian Valley!

This tour indeed will show you two of the most charming hilltowns of central Italy. You will also enjoy 14th Century frescoes and Reanaissance paintings. It will be like to back to the past!

Walk through the beautiful Perugia and learn about one of the most interesting pre-roman civilizations. Discover the origins of the Etruscans, see their artifacts and get amazed by their architectures, standing in the heart of the city since more than two thousands years ago. Go back in time and enjoy the most ancient side of Perugia.

This 2 hour-walking tour will take you to the highlights of Perugia. You will explore hidden treasures with an expert and local guide. This tour is a great introduction to the city and you will see the Piazza IV Novembre, Palazzo dei Priori, Arch of the Aqueduct, Rocca Paolina... and much more! The walking tour starts every day at 10.30. This is a small group tour up to 14 people, minimum number of participants is 2. Your local guide will lead you in magnificent places, and we guarantee a special experience!

Truffle hunting in Umbria is an old age tradition. Umbria produces the highest number of black truffles in Italy, whose quality is famous throughout the world. Truffles are an integral part of Umbrian cuisine and culture. That of the truffle hunter, intelligent observation, waiting and great satisfaction. We will take advantage of his guidebook, assisted by an incomparable four-legged scout, to learn the secrets of this noble tuber, through a naturalistic path of great beauty. And for those who still have some questions at the end of the hunt? Do not worry, the experience can only dissolve any doubt! Requirements: suitable for everyone. Duration: 2 hours Departure at 10 a.m. Certificate of completion included !!

We will welcome you with an Italian coffee, than we will make an olive tasting telling you the story of the Gold of the Romans, we will offer you also some bread and than also some wine from the farm. You will visit the olive mill and if you like also our wine private wine collection. We will show you also a 10 minutes documentary about what is beyond a bottle of olive oil.

Perugia is the capital of Umbria and one of the local hill towns. It is a city full of charme and history. With your private guide you will walk along its city wall dating from the Etruscan age, get lost in the symbols carved by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano's into the Fontana Maggiore and find yourself fascinated by the many layers of the Rocca Paolina.

Spoleto is one of the most fascinating towns in Umbria, thanks to its 3000-years-long history and its breathtaking views! Admire the marvels from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, such as Spoleto Cathedral, a wonderful example of a church in Romanesque style decorated with amazing frescoes painted by the greatest medieval artists, like Pinturicchio and Filippo Lippi. Finally, enjoy the National Museum of the Duchy of Spoleto, and top it off with the stunning view from Saint Elia's Hill, from where a majestic medieval fortress dominates the city: especially enjoy a breathtaking outlook over the “Ponte delle Torri”, an impressive bridge 80 meters high!

Maximize time in Umbria with a private walking tour of Todi, a hilltop town in the Tiber Valley. Learn about the town’s history, including its prosperity during the Middle Ages, as you see landmarks including the Cathedral of Saint Mary. Skip the hassle of navigating and follow your local guide.

Time passes by and it seems to have forgotten Gubbio, leaving this charming town possessed of an exceptionally evocative medieval atmosphere.

- We begin our day visiting Gubbio, one of the oldest Umbrian cities. Here you can breathe history from every stone and many are the traces of its glorious past: the Roman Theater, the Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo which overlooks the city, the Gothic cathedral, the Church of Santa Maria Nuova, Palazzo dei Consoli, home of the Civic Art Gallery where we find the "Tavole Eugubine", 7 bronze tablets very important for the history of the Italic peoples. - You cannot visit Umbria without enjoying its food and wine delights. After the guided visit of Gubbio, we will reach a renowned vineyard and winery where we will discover the deepest secrets of the Umbrian wine tradition. We will have a delicious lunch with Umbrian delicacies and a 360° Wine Tasting. - After lunch, we will have a beautiful horseback ride through the Umbrian valleys surrounded by greenery in contact with a specimen of such rare pride, elegance, strength and intelligence; it cannot be just a sport, but an essential experience.

The Turisticard of Gubbio is the tourist card that puts at your disposal an audio guide for the whole day, as well as discounts at the major tourist attractions of the city, giving you the opportunity to plan your visit with maximum flexibility.

We will leave from Piazza Italia to walk to Rocca Paolina, an imposing Renaissance fortress. Once we have reached the historic center of Perugia, we will be able to take a coffee break with a good espresso or a cup of hot chocolate. We are in the so-called "City of Chocolate"! The most popular tourist points of interest in the city where you prefer to linger the most. Some of the most characteristic corners are via dell'Acquedotto, one of the most famous streets in the center, or the Arco Augusto, the oldest of all the walls. After a walk we will stop in front of the Fontana Maggiore, considered one of the most beautiful in Italy. Finally, we will conclude the tour by observing the buildings that overlook the square, among which the Cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori stand out.

The extra virgin olive oil, known as green gold, probably is the most representative product among the delights of Umbrian gastronomy, made of simple, genuine and savory food. We’ll visit a renowned oil mill where we could learn about the production process of olive oil, from cultivation, to harvesting, pressing and use of the product. At the end, we’ll enjoy a delicious tasting.

The tour begins at the Gubbio Cathedral and the Palazzo Ducale, built by Federico da Montefeltro in the Renaissance and particularly famous for its impressive “studiolo” made of inlaid wood panels. Then follow your knowledgeable guide to the very heart of Gubbio, the marvellous square called Piazza Grande: from here you will enjoy a breathtaking view over the beautiful Umbrian countryside! Here, facing the square, you can find the most important medieval palaces in Gubbio, like the massive Palazzo dei Consoli, that is now a museum housing the Iguvine Tablets (Tabulae Iguvinae), the largest surviving text in the Umbrian language, from pre-Roman times (they are more than 2300 years old!). Discover the secrets of the medieval town, like the mystery of the so-called “doors of the dead”, and the legend of Saint Francis: according to the catholic tradition, he tamed a wolf that terrified the city… But was the wolf of Gubbio really a wild beast? Enjoy the tour and find out! This tour can be customized to meet your requests and special needs! Please contact us!

Guided winery tours and tastings to discover Umbria wines, olive oils and other specialities. The guided tours are for single guests or groups, experts or novices, winelovers or wine experts, students and families.