Surroundings
Villages and art towns of Umbria and south-east Tuscany, from a few minutes to just over an hour by car. For walkers: trails around Umbertide.
6 min The nearest town: shops, restaurants and the medieval fortress.
15 min One of the Most Beautiful Villages in Italy, perched on the hill opposite.
25 min The old town, the Burri museums and the art gallery.
35 min A beautiful medieval town, full of picturesque views. The town of the Ceri.
35 min The regional capital: Corso Vannucci, the National Gallery, the underground city.
35 min Ferries to the islands and the historic villages on its shores.
45 min The capital of Umbrian ceramics, with workshops and a dedicated museum.
45 min The Basilica of St Francis and streets of pink stone.
50 min Pink-stone village with flower-filled lanes and frescoes by Pinturicchio.
55 min A lively town on the plain: Palazzo Trinci, the cathedral and the Quintana joust.
65 min Piazza del Popolo, the Temple of the Consolazione and views over the Tiber Valley.
65 min Hilltop town among the olive groves, home of extra-virgin olive oil.
40 min Tuscany: the town of Piero della Francesca, with his Resurrection in the Civic Museum.
40 min Tuscany: small village that guards Piero della Francesca's Madonna del Parto.
45 min Tuscany: walled village above the valley of the famous battle, one of Italy's most beautiful villages.
55 min Tuscany: Etruscan hill town overlooking the Valdichiana.
60 min Tuscany: Piazza Grande, Piero's frescoes in San Francesco and the Antiques Fair.
Approximate driving times. Rome and Bologna about 200 km, Florence 150 km, the Adriatic coast 100 km.
Photo credits
The photos of the places come from Wikimedia Commons. They have been cropped and resized and remain under the licence shown.
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