Perugia Private Tour with Tasting: Explore the Chocolate City

Highlights

• Expert Local Guide
• Chocolate Tasting Break
• Key Points of Interest

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Rocca Paolina

   15min

   Rocca Paolina is a fortress of the city. It was built between 1540 and 1543 at the behest of Pope Paul III and represented, until 1860, the symbol of papal power over the ancient city. The building, designed by Alessandro Tomassoni da Terni and Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, was built on what were the houses of the Baglioni, following their revolt against the pope, and occupied a large part of the southern slope of Perugia.

2. 2

   Porta Marzia

   15min

   The Porta Marzia is one of the ancient gates of the Etruscan walls of the city of Perugia and is located in via Marzia.

3. 3

   Fontana Maggiore

   20min

   The monumental fountain was designed by frà Bevignate da Cingoli and built between 1275 and 1277 to celebrate the arrival of water in the acropolis of the city, thanks to the new aqueduct. Bevignate, was able to count on the collaboration of other talented people, such as Boninsegna Veneziano, a hydraulic engineer, who carried out a feat of extraordinary daring, managing to convey the waters coming from Mount Pacciano, located a few kilometers away, [1] without the aid of pumps

4. 4

   Duomo

   30min

   The cathedral of Perugia, also known as the cathedral of San Lorenzo, is the main religious building in Perugia, in Umbria. It is the metropolitan cathedral of the Archdiocese of Perugia-Città della Pieve.

5. 5

   Palazzo dei Priori

   20min

   The Palazzo dei Priori, or municipal, is one of the best examples in Italy of a public palace from the communal age. It stands in the central Piazza IV Novembre in Perugia, Umbria. It extends along Corso Vannucci up to via Boncambi. It is still the seat of part of the Town Hall and, on the third floor, of the National Gallery of Umbria.

Before you go

Location