Perugia Walking Tour with Licensed Guide
Description
Perugia is the city of inverted views: to go up to the city you have to go down into the basement of the hill, you must always be on the move to get the best of every corner, you will never find a fixed point from which to have an overview of the whole ... but then the city turns out to be sweet… like a kiss of chocolate and hazelnut.
Tour Options
Itinerary
We will start from Piazza Italia to go down to the Rocca Paolina, an entire underground district buried by the papal will that will transport us back and forth in time, from the Etruscans to Garibaldi and La Belle Epoque. We will see the Porta Marzia, ancient southern entrance to the Etruscan city with remains inscriptions and papal coat of arms.
Then we will continue to the living room of the city, Corso Vannucci, dedicated to Perugino, a painter whose masterpiece (the Collegio del Cambio) remains unique throughout Italy: it is a 1500 bank completely frescoed by the artist. In the Corso the terraces of the bars, the windows of the beautiful clothing shops and those of typical products alternate.
We will arrive in Piazza IV Novembre where the Fontana Maggiore proudly dominates, a compendium of popular wisdom of the thirteenth century, next to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, the Palazzo dei Priori and the Palazzo dei Notari. In the square we play with the “corner views”, we will go around it to take some surprising photos
We will end up at the Porta Sole viewpoint and here we will see another peculiarity of Perugia and that is how the city is set in the landscape of soft green hills covered with silvery olive groves.
While we will return to Piazza IV Novembre I will tell you the story of Luisa Spagnoli and her most famous creation: the Bacio Perugina
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(17)
We had a wonderful tour our guide was very enthusiastic about the city. We learned about the founding of Perugia and the Roca Paolina…take the tour!!!
We had a very detailed description and tour of the Rocca Paolina in Perugia which was so interesting.
A million thanks to tour guide, Sanchez, who is extremely knowledgeable of the history of this lovely lovely city. The walking route has been very thoughtfully planned. She also gave us very useful advice on interesting spots further afield. Roy
Our guide Paola was awesome and showed us the wonderful history of this ancient city. Especially impressive was the Etruscan gate from 2300 years ago.
Hi Thomas! We are very happy you’ve enjoyed the tour with Paola and that you’ve really appreciated the wonders of the Etruscan Perugia. Thank you for your review and enjoy Italy!!
The was exactly as described in the ad no more and no less. Our guide Simone was knowledgeable and her English was excellent. She is very business like and direct. The tour started a little late but ended on time. We learned a lot about Perugia.
Thank you so much for you review. Terribly sorry the tour started later than expected and happy you could see everything in the scheduled time.
Our guide was Paola Chiurulla and she was brilliant! Extremely personable, knowledgeable beautiful lady. Highly recommend her if you want to learn about this amazing town.
Perugia is a beautiful city with a varied and fascinating history. Our guide, Stefano was extremely knowledgeable and provided an entertaining, humorous and informative tour of this wonderful place. We appreciated his talking the time to answer our many questions, and provide a true depth of information, in a way that ably combined facts with storytelling and really held our interest. Thank you Stefano for a great tour, it made our trip!
Perugia is a fascinating city, with a very long and fascinating history. Our guide, Isabella was outstanding. She is very knowledgeable, charming, and excellent at answering all of our questions. I would not hesitate to have her as a guide on a future trip to Umbria.
The beautiful and erudite Mrs. Begonia took us around the city illustrating the history of the uses and customs of Perugia, with interesting observations on the structural and urban changes of a city rich in female entrepreneurship art. From fashionable Etruscan history to cooking and lifestyles , in two hours a full immersion full of interesting anecdotes told in a nice and passionate way .
Spero che il vostro soggiorno in Umbria sia stato piacevole e anche riposante. Sono felicissima di averne contribuito. Buon rientro a casa.
My guide Begonia was so well informed, with perfect English. She made the old city of Perugia come alive. She was brilliant and I strongly recommend this walking tour.
