Holiday apartment in Perugia: art, history and the Anello di Perugia

Perugia combines art, urban history and active routes into a journey with different daily rhythms. Anyone looking for a holiday apartment in Perugia can focus on squares, museums, historic buildings or the Anello di Perugia circular route. The city reveals its history not only through collections, but also through fountains, gates, fortress spaces and a route along forests.

Squares and palaces for culture enthusiasts

A special starting point is the Fontana Maggiore. It was built between 1278 and 1280 by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano to celebrate the completion of Perugia’s new aqueduct. Two superimposed concentric basins bear 50 bas-reliefs and 24 statues. As an open-air site, the Fontana Maggiore is accessible to people with motor disabilities.

The Palazzo dei Priori houses the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria. Its collection spans the 13th to the 19th century. The Galleria has 3,500 square metres of exhibition space, spread across 40 rooms, a tower and a chapel, and provides an overview of 800 years of Italian art history. The Gothic portal of the Palazzo leads to the Sala dei Notari.

History that extends into rooms and routes

The Rocca Paolina was built between 1540 and 1543 based on a design by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. It incorporates the houses, towers and streets of an entire quarter; this area can still be walked through inside today. Today, the Rocca Paolina is an exhibition centre served by escalators.

The Pozzo Etrusco is located on today’s Piazza Piccinino. The Laboratorio–Museo Giuditta Brozzetti is housed in the church of San Francesco delle Donne. San Francesco delle Donne is a 13th-century church and the first Franciscan settlement in Perugia. The Cattedrale di San Lorenzo provides access to the Museo Capitolare with archaeological excavations.

The Palazzo della Penna stands on the remains of the Roman Marzio amphitheatre and partly incorporates a medieval street layout and a medieval city wall. The Palazzo houses two collections: one dedicated to Gerardo Dottori and the Umbrian Futurists, and one dedicated to Joseph Beuys in Perugia. The Arco Etrusco is a monumental Etruscan gate from the 3rd century BC and an open-air site accessible to people with motor disabilities. The Oratorio di San Bernardino is regarded as an outstanding example of Renaissance art in Perugia.

Choosing a holiday apartment in Perugia between culture and a cycling route

The Anello di Perugia circular route runs along the forests of Monte Malbe and then reaches San Marco. It begins at the Percorso Verde in Pian di Massiano. When choosing your holiday apartment in Perugia, you can therefore consider whether your stay should be shaped more by museums and buildings or by this cycling route.

Further destinations for orientation

Compignano, Vitellino, Collescille, Giano Dell Umbria, Pianello, Capodacqua, Casanova di Torre, Sant'enea

To the higher-level travel overview: Perugia.