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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.