Hill towns of Umbria

4 days · ~4 h 15 driving ·Hill towns, Food, Wine

Day by day

Driving times are approximate, from OpenStreetMap roads without traffic; long legs are rougher estimates. The Google Maps links give up-to-date times.

Day 1
~1 h 15 driving · 6 h visiting
1. Perugia AirportLeaving from
2. ~50 min driving · 56 km
  Castiglione del Lago Umbria
3. ~20 min driving · 16 km
  PacianoUmbria
4. ~5 min driving · 4 km
  PanicaleUmbria
5. Overnight in Panicale
Day 2
~1 h 15 driving · 6 h visiting
1. ~35 min driving · 33 km
  Corciano Umbria
2. ~30 min driving · 28 km
  Deruta Umbria
3. ~10 min driving · 9 km
  Torgiano Umbria
4. Overnight in Torgiano
Day 3
~50 min driving · 8 h visiting
1. ~5 min driving · 6 km
  Bettona Umbria
2. ~20 min driving · 23 km
  Spello Umbria
3. ~15 min driving · 12 km
  Bevagna Umbria
4. ~10 min driving · 8 km
  Montefalco Umbria
5. Overnight in Montefalco
Day 4
~55 min driving · 2 h visiting
1. ~20 min driving · 15 km
  Trevi Umbria
2. ~35 min driving · 39 km
  Perugia AirportReturning to

What you'll eat

Castiglione del Lago

Fagiolina del TrasimenoLocal produceSmall bean, Slow Food Presidium of Lake Trasimeno
Local olive oilOlive oil
Local wineWine

Paciano

Olive oilOlive oil

Torgiano

Torgiano Rosso Riserva (IT)WineDOCG red, mostly Sangiovese and Canaiolo, aged at least three years
Torgiano DOC wines (IT)WineRed and white blends plus varietal Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
Olive oil of TorgianoOlive oil

Spello

Spello olive oilOlive oilFresh oil after the harvest, which starts in late October
BruschettaDishBread with the new oil, honoured at the November festival

Montefalco

Sagrantino di MontefalcoWineDOCG red from the local grape, deep, tannic and made to age
Sagrantino passitoWineSweet, syrupy version of Sagrantino
Rosso di MontefalcoWineSangiovese blended with some Sagrantino
Montefalco GrechettoWineWhite wine from the local Grechetto grape

Trevi

Trevi olive oilOlive oilLong-standing local production from the olive groves around the town
Black celery of TreviLocal produceGrown in the plain, celebrated with sausage at an October fair

Also typical of Umbria

Typical of Umbria
Black truffle of NorciaLocal produce
Typical of Umbria
Prosciutto di Norcia (IT)Cured meat
Typical of Umbria
Castelluccio lentils (IT)Local produce
Typical of Umbria
StrangozziBread and pastaEggless noodles, often dressed with Norcia truffle
Typical of Umbria
PorchettaDish
Typical of Umbria
CiauscoloCured meat
Typical of Umbria
Brustico of Lake TrasimenoDishPerch grilled over embers of lake reeds
Typical of Umbria
Olio extravergine di olivaOlive oil

Based on Wikipedia (Castiglione del Lago, Paciano, Torgiano, Montefalco, Trevi, Umbria, Cucina umbra), Wikivoyage (Spello (EN), Spello (IT), Montefalco) (CC BY-SA).