Highlights of Umbria: Roman ruins, cliff views, and traditional art
Explore Umbria, Italy’s Green Heart, on this three-day adventure. Your long weekend will start right at your door in Rome with your private driver.
Explore the best of Umbria with a private driver
Roman ruins
See well-preserved Roman ruins at uncrowded sites like Spello and the Narni Underground.
Cliff views
Explore picturesque hilltop towns like Orvieto and Assisi, soaking up views of Umbria’s rolling green hills.
Traditional art
Marvel at historic ceramics, architecture, and paintings at stops like Calcata Vecchia, Deruta, and Orvieto.
How it works
Choose your pickup and drop-off locations, and add optional sightseeing stops.
Your driver will meet you at your door and begin day one of your trip.
On the way to your first destination, your driver will stop at the sightseeing sites you booked and wait while you explore.
After a relaxing drive and optional sightseeing stops, you’ll arrive at your first overnight destination.
The next morning, you’ll meet your driver for day two and start the adventure again.
Choose your pickup and drop-off locations, and add optional sightseeing stops.
Your driver will meet you at your door and begin day one of your trip.
On the way to your first destination, your driver will stop at the sightseeing sites you booked and wait while you explore.
After a relaxing drive and optional sightseeing stops, you’ll arrive at your first overnight destination.
The next morning, you’ll meet your driver for day two and start the adventure again.
Day 1: Rome to Orvieto
Stop 1: Calcata Vecchia
Explore an eccentric hilltop artist’s village.
- Visit the central Piazza Umberto I to see the carved stone thrones
- Get lost in the narrow alleys and step into unique art galleries
- See the open-air sculptural museum, Opera Bosco
Stop 2: Civita di Bagnoregio
See this “dying city” suspended over a yawning clay canyon.
- Walk the steep footbridge into town, soaking up the views
- Step onto the Belvedere, a terrace offering sweeping panoramas
- See the Church of San Donato in the main square 
Arrival in Orvieto
- Spend the night in Orvieto, a richly historic cliff-top city.
- See the intricate, Gothic Duomo di Orvieto, the city’s most iconic site
- Visit St. Patrick’s Well to see its unique intersecting spiral stairs
- Climb the Torre del Moro, a 13th-century clock tower
Day 2: Orvieto to Assisi
Stop 1: Decugnano dei Barbi
Visit this boutique winery and stroll through its sunlit terraces.
- Tour the cellars and learn about the vineyards’ centuries of production
- Book a cooking class to learn the secrets of Umbrian cuisine
- Indulge in a wine tasting and sip on local favorites
Stop 2: Deruta
Stop at the quiet, undisputed capital of Renaissance majolica ceramics.
- Visit the Museo Regionale della Ceramica, in a former convent
- Enter an ancient kiln, the Antica Fornace Deruta
- See the old town hall and its preserved frescoes
Arrival in Assisi
Stay in Assisi for a night and explore the charming birthplace of St. Francis.
- See the Basilica of St. Francis’s medieval art and crypt
- Visit the central Piazza del Comune and the ancient Temple of Minerva
- Walk to the fortress, Rocca Maggiore, for panoramic views
Day 3: Assisi to Rome
Stop 1: Spello
Soak up medieval architecture and Roman ruins in this Umbrian town.
- Walk through the ancient Roman gate (Porta Venere)
- See the Baglioni Chapel’s vibrant Renaissance frescoes
- Admire the bright flowers and local boutiques of the Via Giulia
Stop 2: Narni Underground
Explore a subterranean network of Roman invention.
- See the forgotten 12th-century church set into a cliff face
- Visit an ancient Roman cistern and plumbed home
- Learn about the Holy Inquisition in the dark “Room of Torments”
Return to Rome
Return to Italy’s historic capital to round out your cultural journey.
- Visit the iconic Colosseum and see gladiator history
- Explore the Vatican’s immense art collection
- Enjoy a dinner of creamy, peppery carbonara pasta
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