UMBRIA TOUR 4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS

Rome > tivoli > marmore falls > spoleto > assisi
departure at 8:30 from rome to tivoli, beautiful village in the surroundings of rome, famous for its villas, unesco world heritage. visit of the old town to admire medieval buildings, ancient roman ruins and the amazing view at river aniene. in the afternoon, on the way to spoleto, short stop at marmore to discover the most beautiful italian falls in the heart of umbria. continuation to spoleto, city of 40,000 inhabitants, of roman origin, that keeps symbolic monuments like the bridge of the towers or the arch of drusus and more recent like the cathedral and the rocca albornoziana. finally, arrival to assisi. overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast. today, you will be invited to taste some local products made with the flavourful umbria black truffle. a nice walk in the old town of assisi will end with a visit of the basilica of saint francis. then, departure to perugia, the capital of the umbrian region, ancient etruscan centre, rich city of history and art. visit of the old town. we can admire the palazzo dei priori, the fontana maggiore, the etruscan gate of the 3rd century bc, the cathedral and the medieval wall. lunch at your own. in the afternoon, we continue for todi. visit of the historic centre of this pretty walled village protected by the fortress of 1373; we can see the cathedral, the piazza del popolo, the palazzo dei priori and the church of consolation, built by bramante. return to assisi via panoramic itinerary. overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast. departure for lake trasimeno, the largest lake in central italy. arrival to passignano through a beautiful panoramic route of border between the regions umbria and tuscany. aboard the ferry, arrival to the isola maggiore, a little island where only 17 people live. visit of the picturesque set of houses through nice paths and lunch at your own. in the afternoon, back to passignano. departure to gubbio, a beautiful city that is located 500 metres above the sea level and shows traces of different dominations, from the roman to the papal era. the highlights include the cathedral, the ducal palace, the palazzo del capitano and the palazzo dei consoli. return to assisi via panoramic itinerary. overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast. in the morning visit of the basilica of santa maria degli angeli, built at the bottom of the hill of assisi on the top of the chapel where the young saint francis used to pray and meditate. later, we leave santa maria degli angeli to reach the most important city on the way between umbria and rome: orvieto. the gothic cathedral, majestic and elaborate, shines on the top of a sinuous hill with its facade but the city of the st. patrick well, commissioned by pope clement vii offers many nice corners to feel the medieval atmosphere of the city, try the excellent wines or the renowned food. visit. visit and lunch at your own. return to rome. end of services.