“Umbria’s most famous town, it sits on the flanks of Monte Subasio, like a pink ship sailing over the green sea of the valley below.” The Basilica di San Francesco is Assisi’s main attraction but there is more to see in the lively Piazza del Commune with architecture from Roman times and cafes and restaurants for today.

Charming for its friendly and unspoiled way, Bevagna has not lost touch with its Roman past. In fact, one of your dinners will be served in a restaurant inside a Roman amphitheater! A walk around Bevagna will make it easy to imagine medieval life bustling in the town’s narrow, yet serene streets.

Montefalco is heralded as the balcony of Umbria for its views to Perugia, Assisi, and down the Valle Umbria to Spoleto. Past the modern suburbs lies one of the finest hill towns in the area. The locals are friendly, the main piazza is welcoming (Piazza Communale), and sagrantino is one of the best red wines of Umbria.

Dressed in pink and cream Umbrian stone, Spello’s central thoroughfare winds its way up a hillside under another flank of Monte Subasio. Almost every home seems to have a garden or pots full of flowers providing beautiful pockets of color along the way.