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Perugia

Perugia is a city in the Italian region of Umbria. It has an important university that attracts many foreign students, is a major center of medieval art, has a stunningly beautiful central area and is home of the Umbria Jazz Festival. Wikivoyage

Population 161,748 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Perugia. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Umbria Jazz

    July

    The Umbrian Jazz festival takes place all over Umbria but is centred on Perugia, with a large number of concerts both free and with admission fee.

    Official site

  2. Music Fest Perugia

    August

    Over two weeks in August, MusicFestPerugia produces classical concerts in the historical and sumptuous surroundings of Sala dei Notari, Basilica di San Pietro, the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo and the Caio Melisso.

    Official site

  3. Eurochocolate

    October

    EuroChocolate is an annual chocolate festival that takes place in Perugia, in the Umbria region of central Italy. The festival has been held since 1993, and is one of the largest chocolate festivals in Europe.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Perugia); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 16 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Case Bruciate 1.1 km, Perugia Sant'Anna 1.3 km, Fontivegge 1.5 km, Perugia 1.6 km, Madonna Alta 1.7 km, Cortonese 2.0 km, Pian di Massiano 2.0 km, Perugia Università 2.2 km, Perugia Pallotta 2.5 km, Perugia Capitini 2.8 km, Perugia Piscille 3.2 km, Pretola 4.4 km, Ponte Felcino 4.6 km, Perugia Silvestrini 4.8 km, Balanzano 5.2 km, Perugia Ponte San Giovanni 5.2 km, Ponte Valleceppi 5.3 km, Ellera-Corciano 5.8 km

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