--- title: "Perugia – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Perugia, Italy: Perugia is the capital city of Umbria and the province of Perugia in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. Nearby: University of…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/perugia" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/perugia.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Panorama_perugia_da_viale_indipendenza_2023.jpg" --- Comune in Umbria, Italy # Perugia Perugia is the capital city of Umbria and the province of Perugia in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. ![Perugia](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Panorama_perugia_da_viale_indipendenza_2023.jpg) Perugia · Wikimedia Commons The place Perugia is the capital city of Umbria and the province of Perugia in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber. The city is located about 164 km (102 mi) north of Rome and 148 km (92 mi) southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area. With a population of 162,384, it is the 23rd-largest city in Italy. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perugia), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Perugia 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. University of Perugia The University of Perugia is a public university in Perugia, Italy. It was founded in 1308, as attested by the Bull issued by Pope Clement V certifying the birth of the Studium Generale. 500 m · Italian public university · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Perugia) 2. Stadio Renato Curi The Stadio Renato Curi is a football stadium in the Italian city of Perugia. It is home to A.C. Perugia Calcio. 2.7 km · football stadium · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stadio_Renato_Curi) 3. Perugia Cathedral Perugia Cathedral, officially the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Lawrence, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy, dedicated to Saint Lawrence. 100 m · cathedral · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perugia_Cathedral) 4. Università per Stranieri di Perugia The University for Foreigners of Perugia is an Italian university oriented towards study by foreign students of Italian language and culture. It was established by royal decree in 1925, and is housed in the Palazzo Gallenga Stuart in Perugia, in Umbria in central Italy. 300 m · university in Perugia, Italy · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universit%C3%A0_per_Stranieri_di_Perugia) 5. Palazzo dei Priori The Palazzo dei Priori or comunale is one of the best examples in Italy of a public palace from the communal era. It is located in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. 100 m · historic palace in Perugia, Umbria, Italy · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_dei_Priori) 6. San Domenico San Domenico is a Roman Catholic basilica church, located on Piazza Giordano Bruno and via del Castellano in the city of Perugia, region of Umbria, central Italy. 700 m · basilica church in Perugia, Umbria, central Italy · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Domenico,_Perugia) 7. Rocca Paolina The Rocca Paolina was a Renaissance fortress in Perugia, built between 1540 and 1543 by order of Pope Paul III, based on designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. Its construction entailed the destruction of a significant part of the historic city, including Etruscan, Roman, and medieval structures. 400 m · fortificated building in Perugia, Italy · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocca_Paolina) 8. San Pietro The basilica di San Pietro is a Catholic basilica and abbey in the Italian city of Perugia. Its bell tower, standing at 70 meters tall, is the tallest structure in Perugia and is one of the city's most significant symbols. 1.4 km · minor basilica · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pietro,_Perugia) 9. National Gallery of Umbria The Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria the Italian national paintings collection of Umbria, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia, in central Italy. Located on the upper floors of the Palazzo dei Priori, the exhibition spaces occupy two floors and the collection comprises the greatest representation of the Umbrian School of painting, ranging from the 13th to the 19th century, strongest in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries. 100 m · Italian museum · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galleria_Nazionale_dell%27Umbria) 10. Oratory of San Bernardino The Oratory of San Bernardino is an oratory in Perugia, in the region of Umbria, Italy, located on Piazza San Francesco next to the basilica of. Dedicated to Bernardino of Siena, the oratory was completed in 1452. 500 m · building in Perugia, Italy · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oratory_of_San_Bernardino,_Perugia) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. See ## What Wikivoyage says to see 1. Rocca Paolina It was a Renaissance fortress, built in 1540-1543 for pope Paul III to designs by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. 2. Porta Marzia This is an Etruscan city gate built in the 3rd century BC and much later incorporated into the city walls. 3. Fontana Maggiore This large medieval fountain is found between the cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori. 4. Perugia Cathedral This has an unusual layout for Italian churches in that the side rather than the front entrance faces the main square. 5. Palazzo dei Priori This is a large building in Italian Gothic style built in the early 1300s. 6. Etruscan Well Damp and dark but an excellent way of appreciating the skills of 3rd-century BC Etruscan architects. From [Wikivoyage: Perugia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Do ## Things to do Just walking around. There is probably no city in the world that better rewards the casual explorer in the sheer variety of its streetscapes. You can stroll along a Roman aqueduct that connects two of the city's hills, passing doors on the third stories of homes to peer over the edge at the doors at street level below. 1. Museo-Laboratorio di tessitura a mano Giuditta Brozzetti Traditional hand-weaving workshop with 19th-century looms in a 13th-century Franciscan monastery. From [Wikivoyage: Perugia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Eat ## Where to eat For most tourists, the center, or downtown, of Perugia will be the most rewarding place to eat either lunch or dinner. The main street 'walk' begins at the Piazza Duomo at the Fontana Maggiore and ends with a dramatic view that showcases the city's churches and the Umbrian countryside. There are many dining options along this street. From [Wikivoyage: Perugia](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us. Go there ## Getting to Perugia **Airports:** Perugia San Francesco d'Assisi – Umbria (PEG), 10 km · Federico Fellini (RMI), 103 km · Florence, Peretola (FLR), 123 km\ **Stations:** Perugia railway station, 1.4 km · Perugia Ponte San Giovanni railway station, 4.6 km\ - Rimini (RN) → Perugia Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rimini-rn-to-perugia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rimini+%28RN%29&to=Perugia) - Rome → Perugia Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/rome-to-perugia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Rome&to=Perugia) - Firenze (FI) → Perugia Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/firenze-fi-to-perugia) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Firenze+%28FI%29&to=Perugia) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Perugia) Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Perugia Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Perugia. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Cinque Terre](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/cinque-terre) IT 7 ways of moving, 23 sources 243 km 2. [Hvar](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/hvar) HR 8 ways of moving, 27 sources 335 km 3. [Korčula](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/korcula) HR 9 ways of moving, 33 sources 386 km 4. [Mljet](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/mljet) HR 9 ways of moving, 28 sources 420 km 5. [Zermatt](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/zermatt) CH 8 ways of moving, 26 sources 489 km If you know how people move in Perugia – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Cperugia&title=Perugia&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fperugia), and the note gets an entry. Around it ## Next door to Perugia - [Ponte San Giovanni](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/ponte-san-giovanni) human settlement in Perugia, Province of Perugia, Umbria, Italy 5.2 km [The place page for Perugia](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/perugia) [All the notes](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes) [Every note on Italy](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes#c-IT) --- This is the markdown version of https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/perugia, for search crawlers and AI assistants. The HTML page is the canonical copy. Mixroutes is made by Lascade LLC, Sharjah Media City, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Index of every page: https://www.mixroutes.com/llms.txt