Location: Perugia
Top Things to do in Perugia
Top 10 Historical & Heritage Tours in Perugia, Umbria
This picturesque Umbrian city has a history that spans many eras. The city wall and arch are Etruscan; the sixth-century Sant'Angelo church was built atop a Roman temple; the town's cathedral is both Gothic and Renaissance. If you have a sweet tooth, visit the famous Perugina chocolate factory; if you have a full set of sweet teeth, visit during the Eurochocolate festival, held in October, when the entire town reportedly smells of chocolate.
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1. Private Umbria Treasures: Perugia, Assisi and Trasimeno Lake
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Delve deep into the rolling Tuscan countryside and discover centuries of Italian history on this private day trip to Perugia and Assisi from Florence. Admire Lake Trasimeno from the fortress walls of medieval Passignano sul Trasimeno. Explore the 8th-century Etruscan origins of Perugia, where High Renaissance painter Raphael worked. Walk in the footsteps of Italy’s patron saint — St Francis of Assisi — in the lowlands beneath Mt Subasio. In Assisi, marvel at top city highlights such as the UNESCO World Heritage–listed Basilica of St Francis.
Inclusions: Pick Up and Drop Off at the hotel in Florence if centrally located, English/Italian speaking driver, Transport by deluxe air-conditioned vehicle with WIFI on board, 2-hour Assisi tour with expert guide (if selected option)
Exclusions: Gratuities, Guide Service in Perugia, Headphones inside Basilica St Francis of Assisi , Everything not mentioned as Included
Reviewed By aakebe
Only 7 people and the tour was by Van. The driver guided us during the drive but no guide joined us at our stop in Castellina. Professional presentations at the wineries. Especially at Poggio Amorreli with Andrea where we were treated with Spumante, one white and two red Chianti and one supertuscan. We also got bread, cheese, salami with their own balsamic vinegar and olive oil. The driver called for a taxi upon arrival in Florence ????
2. Perugia Private Walking Tour
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5.0 based on 11 reviews
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.
Inclusions: Local guide, Private Walking tour
Exclusions: Gratuities
Reviewed By D1271ETdianaw
We had a fascinating morning with Alessandra, exploring Assisi and learning about its history. It's such a beautiful place, and Alessandra made it come alive for us. The 'Umbria con me' attention to detail was superb, and booking lunch for us at a local restaurant afterwards was a lovely touch.
3. Rome to Pompeii & Herculaneum Trip with Hotel Pickup & Skip-the-line Tickets
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Discover the amazing ancient towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in a day with this private tour! You will see the highlights of Pompeii and Herculaneum in one day with a top rated local guide. Meet your driver in your hotel lobby in Rome at 7.30am and travel in a first class, air conditioned luxury minivan. In Pompeii you will meet your guide and skip the ticket queues, before beginning your journey back in time. This is the best tour for archeology lovers! You will be surprised by the advanced lifestyle which the Romans lived. Visiting both sites allows you to have a full immersion in Roman history - a really a great experience! The visit to the old Roman sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum is unique!
Inclusions: Professional art historian guide, Professional guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Guaranteed to skip the long lines, Private tour, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, Transport by private vehicle
Exclusions: Lunch, Gratuities
Reviewed By 232darlaw
This was booked through Viator, but the actual company doing the tour is Romaetravel. This was an excellent tour. They asked us if we could change the tour date from Monday to Sunday, which was fine. They picked us up at hotel, there were only 4 of us on the tour. We had a rest stop, then to Pompeii where we had another guide. Then on to drive through Sorrento and Amalfi coast, which was beautiful. Had a photo stop, then stopped at Positano for lunch and shopping, then on the Amalfi and a short stop there. Our guide Maure was wonderful, very knowledgable and personable. Our driver was excellent, expecially navigating all the windy roads. I would highly recommend this tour. It's a long day but totally worth it.
4. Perugia Highlights Small - Group Tour
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Discover the ancient city of Perugia on a 2 hours walking tour with a local guide and expert tour guide. This tour is the perfect choise to enjoy your first time in Perugia. Our professional tour guide will lead you to Piazza IV Novembre, Palazzo dei Priori, Arch of the Aqueduct, Rocca Paolina.. ... and much more! Are you ready to travel back in time? Our walking tour starts every day at 10.30. It will lasts approximately 2 hours. This is a small group tour up to 14 people, minimum number of participants is 2. Starting a visit, you can see the many passages of the Italian and European history. With our knowledgeable guide you will walk along this city walls dating from Etruscan age. Enjoy this small-group tour and you will learn about art, history and traditions of this beautiful city!
Inclusions: local guide
Exclusions:
Reviewed By Stacy B
Great tour and the guide was very knowledgeable. No one else showed so it was just the two of us. It was nice to learn the history of another part of Italy.
5. The Hill towns of Central Italy: Perugia, Assisi & Deruta Private Tour
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
With our vehicles equipped with every kind of license we can take you where others cannot if you want to see something different without too many commitments with crowded museums and noisy places, this is the right choice one step away from Rome.You will dedicate your day back in to the past of 2500 years. Discovering Perugia, Deruta and Assisi Unesco world heritage, will amaze you with their views, underground and above all the ceramics and the simple and authentic cuisine of the Italian Etruscan cities, certainly accompanied by excellent wines.
Inclusions: Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, Private driver/guide
Exclusions: Gratuities, Admission tickets
Reviewed By hull1965
Excellent, thorough, and wonderful are just a few words to describe our great day with our guide,Livio. Since all four of us had been to Rome before, we really wanted to see some different sites. As we drove to Rome we planned our day with Livio suggesting that we first visit the Catacombs of St. Callixtus, since he knew that there was a 9am tour in English. This site is full of history, archaeology and faith. It truly was a highlight of our day. We then drove to a section of the original Apian Way. Our morning included visits to Circus Maximus, an overlook of the city where you can see the seven hills of Rome, The Keyhole Door, the ruins of the Forum, and the Trevi Fountain. We drove past several historical sites including The Wedding Cake. After a wonderful, delicious lunch at a local restaurant, we headed to Vatican City for the afternoon. There we were guided by a very knowledgeable guide, Rosanna. We spent over two hours visiting the Vatican Museum, the Sisten Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica. A day tour with Livio and his company is truly the only way to see and appreciate this ancient city. If we could we would give Livio ********** for this great tour. Thanks Livio for providing all of us with a wonderful day and some great memories!!
6. Assisi and Orvieto Day Trip from Rome
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3.7 based on 864 reviews
Travel from Rome to Orvieto and Assisi on this full-day trip, and discover two charming towns set amid picture-perfect Italian countryside. Start your day in Orvieto to see its Gothic showstopper, Orvieto Cathedral, followed by lunch near Lake Trasimeno. Explore the UNESCO-listed town of Assisi in Umbria, learning about its patron, St Francis of Assisi, and then stop in Santa Maria degli Angeli to admire its 9th-century Basilica where the saint once worshiped.
Inclusions: Transport by air-conditioned coach (maximum 50 people), Local guide, Lunch, Hotel pick-up (only for certain hotels located in central Rome - to be reconfirmed by the supplier after booking)
Exclusions: Gratuities, drinks (available to purchase)
Reviewed By nth1234
Wonderful tour of St Peters finishing with the cistine chapel with Alessandro. Once again this guide was first class in his delivery and knowledge of the place. Sean the boss of Angel Tours was excellent with his communications and I thoroughly recommend this company, will definitely use again.
7. Perugia Highlights Semi Private Walking Tour
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1.0 based on 1 reviews
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!
Inclusions: Local Licensed guide
Exclusions: Lunch is not included
Reviewed By Karyn R
A lovely lady called Gulia took my husband and I on a walk round Rome sampling food and drink from various shops and a superb pasta lunch. If you are going todo this tour I advise you not to eat much beforehand as we finished the tour around 2:00pm and did not eat another thing all day. We had meats and cheese with some wine to start off with and then followed this in a picturesque market square with tasting various oils and vinegars. Roman Pizza and beer were next, followed by a delicious lunch of two different types of pasta. Then followed dessert of either cannoli or tirimisu at another stop off point, ice cream and coffee to finish. Never felt so full. Guila was full of interesting conversation about her city. All in all a great day out ending at the Trevi fountain.
8. Small Group Tour of Perugia
Perugia is the capital of Umbria and one of the local hill towns. It is a city full of charme and history.
Inclusions: Professional/licensed guide
Exclusions: Food and drinks, Gratuities
Reviewed By D1271ETdianaw
We had a fascinating morning with Alessandra, exploring Assisi and learning about its history. It's such a beautiful place, and Alessandra made it come alive for us. The 'Umbria con me' attention to detail was superb, and booking lunch for us at a local restaurant afterwards was a lovely touch.
9. Perugia and Assisi
Your tour driver from Discovery G Tours will welcome you at your hotel or any other place of your convenience at around 8.00am (suggested time). This private tour of Assisi and Perugia begins with a lovely drive north of Rome into one of the Italy’s most picturesque regions, Umbria.
Inclusions: Local taxes, Tour driver, Hotel pickup and drop-off
Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified, Gratuities
Reviewed By R8876FNjons
Gilberto and Max of Discovery Tours provided the day trip of a lifetime to Anzio where I followed in my father's footsteps to see where he served his country in World War 2. Discovery Tours handled all the logistics, trip planning and detailed information on the battle sites and Anzio campaign with consummate professionalism. I learned much and thanks to Gilberto and Max, have a much deeper and personal understanding of the challenges my father and all other servicemen and women faced during this critical time in history. I enthusiastically recommend Discovery Tours to enrich your travel experience in the wonderful country of Italy.
10. Assisi and Perugia with Lunch&WineTasting Fullday from Florence
Enjoy a day exploring the beauties that the Umbria region has to offer. Umbria is known as "the green heart of Italy", and it is thanks to its scenery and its natural excellence that has earned this title. In this fullday with a private English speaking driver you’ll visit Assisi and Perugia Town. in Assisi you will explore 3 popular pilgrimage sites: • Basilica of St. Francesco • Basilica of Santa Chiara • Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli with the Porziuncola in Perugia you will enjoy the medieval old town. Included: • Wine Tasting and light lunch. • Private licensed local tour guide in Assisi and Perugia (on Private Tour option). Private or Shared Tour available options. Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, operated only with: • Expert Professional English-Speaking Drivers • Selected local Expert Licensed Tour Guides (when booked) • Welcoming by private licensed fully-insured air-conditioned comfortable Vehicles
Inclusions: Hotel pickup and dropoff, Worry-Free and Safe Private Tour Experience, Wine Tasting and light lunch, Private licensed local tour guide in Assisi and Perugia (in Private Tour option)., Air-conditioned, fully insured and licensed legal vehicle with professional English Speaking Driver
Exclusions: Tipping is not included in our service fees, It is never mandatory although it is always appreciated
Reviewed By Bernadette E
Just back since Sunday after 7 nights on ship - boarded in Barcelona 3rd Nov - cannot praise ship - staff - food and - organisation skills - fantastic. It was my 60 th birthday pressie and have to say it was SPECIAL. Hopefully will see you all again next year
