Food and wine
Umbrian cooking is country food: lentils, cured meats, hand-rolled pasta, grilled meat and a lot of good olive oil. Add Sagrantino and Orvieto wines and black truffles in season, and the table becomes a reason to travel in its own right. These pages explain what to order and what to bring home.
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Truffles and Olive Oil in Umbria: Seasons, Fairs, Tours
When truffle season is in Umbria, which truffles you will meet, how truffle hunts work, and how to taste the new olive oil during the autumn harvest.
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Umbrian Wine Guide: Sagrantino, Orvieto and Torgiano
Umbrian wine explained: Sagrantino di Montefalco, Orvieto whites, Torgiano and the lesser-known grapes, plus how to plan winery visits without a car problem.
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What to Eat in Umbria: Dishes, Pasta and Local Specialities
What to eat in Umbria: the pasta, cured meats, lentils, truffle dishes and sweets worth ordering, plus how menus work and where each speciality comes from.
Other sections
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Perugia
Umbria's hilltop capital: what to see in the old town, which area to stay in, how the Minimetrò and escalators work, and the best day trips.
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Assisi
How to visit the Basilica of St Francis, what else to see in Assisi, and how to get there from Perugia by train, bus or car.
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Hill towns and lakes
Orvieto, Gubbio, Spello, Bevagna, Spoleto, Norcia and Lake Trasimeno: what each place is like, what to see and how to fit it into a trip.
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Festivals and culture
Umbria's festival year, Umbria Jazz and Eurochocolate for visitors, Renaissance art and music, and how the European Capital of Culture title works.
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Plan your trip
A seven-day Umbria itinerary, how to choose an agriturismo, and walking the Way of St Francis: the practical side of travelling in Umbria.