"If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."  Louis ArmstrongCapital of the beautiful Umbria region, Perugia is a magical city just waiting to be explored. Right in its historic center, it hosts events of international acclaim such as Eurochocolate in autumn and Umbria ...

The title of "The Most Beautiful Race in the World" is, in the case of the Mille Miglia (thousand miles), no exaggeration.If you can indulge yourself for just a few moments and imagine that you've been plopped down into the luscious green hills of Tuscany ...

The time has come for the already magical city of Perugia to celebrate the magnificent Christmas Season. The Umbrian capital offers a unique Christmas atmosphere with its holiday lights, markets and ice rink.What's different about the Perugia Christmas market compared to all the other markets in ...

Would you have ever guessed that the world's largest Christmas tree was not in some metropolis, but in a small village in the province of Perugia? It's true. The lovely Umbrian village of Gubbio entered into the Guinness World Records for having the largest Christmas tree in the world.It's ...

Eurochocolate, the annual festival dedicated to the culture of chocolate, is back in Perugia in all its sweetness from the 19th to the 28th of October 2018. Created by the architect Eugenio Guarducci in 1993, Eurochocolate is a festival entirely dedicated to the Italian and international ...

Every year, since 1999, a festival dedicated to first course dishes has been organised, in a region that knows a lot in terms of taste and cuisine: Umbria. I Primi d’Italia is back in Foligno from the 28th of September to the 1st of October, ...

Perugia Flower Show is back with its Winter Edition on September 16th and 17th 2017, in the wonderful setting of the Frontone Gardens. The floricultural event offers an exhibition of rare and obsolete plants that will make its visitors enjoy a spring atmosphere, even if ...

From Wednesday August 30th, the 37th edition of the Onion Festival will take place in Cannara, in the province of Perugia. The festival is now a big-time event of the Umbrian summer and will last until September 10th. Like every year the smell of onion will spread ...

The origin of this ancient hamlet, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves, dates back most likely to the Etruscan period, as testified by several artifacts; an hypothesis further supported by its proximity to Bettona: an ancient Etruscan stronghold (Vettona). The hamlet owes its name to ...

Surrounded by the hills of the Umbrian countryside, Lake Trasimeno is the fourth largest lake of Italy with its surface of 128 square kilometers. Considered among the most charming holiday destinations in Umbria, this basin so dear to Lord Byron allows its visitor to easily ...