Lonely Planet Italy's Best Trips by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781787010178
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Published: 2017-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

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2 Perugia

With its hilltop medieval centre and international student population, Perugia is as close as Umbria gets to a heaving metropolis – which isn’t all that close. Action is focused on the main strip, Corso Vannucci, and Piazza IV Novembre, home to the austere 14th-century Cattedrale di San Lorenzo (Piazza IV Novembre; 7.30am-12.30pm & 3.30-7pm Mon-Sat, 8am-12.45pm & 4-7pm Sun) with its unfinished two-tone facade.

Over the square, the 13th-century Palazzo dei Priori houses Perugia’s best museums, including the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria (075 5866 8410; Palazzo dei Priori, Corso Vannucci 19; adult/reduced €6.50/3.25; 8.30am-7.30pm Tue-Sun, 9.30am-7.30pm Mon summer), with a collection containing works by local heroes Perugino and Pinturicchio. Close to the palazzo (mansion), the impressive Nobile Collegio del Cambio (Exchange Hall; www.collegiodelcambio.it; Palazzo dei Priori, Corso Vannucci 25; €4.50, incl Nobile Collegio della Mercanzia €5.50; 9am-12.30pm & 2.30-5.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1pm Sun) also has some wonderful frescoes by Perugino.

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The Drive » From Perugia it’s just under an hour’s drive to Cortona. Pick up the RA6 Raccordo Autostradale Bettolle-Perugia and head west, skirting Lago Trasimeno before joining the northbound SR71 at the lake’s northwestern corner. From there the pace slackens as the road cuts through vineyards and sunflower fields up to Cortona.

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