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(Before you begin your trip, please note: Pick-up #3-bis heading north URBANIA– The Palazzo Ducale is area is now a natural park and home Continue on #220 toward Citta Turn right on #258 East toward Park Hotel ai Cappuccini. Located For space reasons, we could not provide toward Citta di Castello. The first the highlight of any visit, with its to increasingly rare flora and fauna, della Pieve. Turn south (left) on Novafeltria. in a restored and renovated 17th- the most detailed map with this brochure. right is #298 toward Gubbio. museum of paintings, globes and including golden eagles. #71 to Orvieto. century monastery, the hotel has Please go to ViaMichelin.com for detailed ancient maps. But certainly the most NOVAFELTRIA– You can pause 95 rooms and well-appointed public driving directions.We recommend the use GUBBIO– Gubbio is visually bizarre attraction in town is the Continue to Acqualangna. ORVIETO– You can enjoy Orvieto here for an espresso and see the areas. A highlight is the spa and of Michelin Map #735 Italy and #563 stunning. Its 14th-century architec- Cimitero delle Mummie in the from a distance if you choose, since it’s town’s architectural highlights– the the 24-meter swimming pool. Toscana-Umbria in conjunction with ture epitomizes the very best of Chiesetta dei Morti, where a dozen ACQUALANGNA– Some of Italy’s such a visual stunner. The entire town the end of June until 18th-century Palazzo Municipale Via Tifernate, Gubbio. this guide. To order Michelin maps, call medieval hill towns. The Piazza mummified corpses are on display. most prized truffles are unearthed looks as if it was sculpted from a single mid-July, drawing international and two fine churches, Santa Marina Tel: (39) 075 9234 1-888-610-5122.) Grande is at the center of town, and in the region around this town. block of volcanic tufa stone. If you feel performers in music, dance and and San Pietro. www.parkhotelaicappuccini.com you should plan to see the works Turn north (left) on #73-bis toward If you’re here in November, plan like an extended visit, you can see the theater. But Spoleto is very much worth exploring even if it isn’t festi- ROME LEONARDO DA VINCI on display at the Museo Civico e Urbino. to attend the National Truffle Fair. Duomo’s Cappella San Brizio, peruse Continue on to Secchiano, where Relais Ducale. This 30-room hotel val season. Step inside the Duomo, FIUMICNO AIRPORT Pinacoteca Comunale. Explore the the exhibits at the Musei Archeologici you turn right to Villagrand. in the center of Gubbio is situated in which has frescoes by Filippo Lippi. Pick up your car here at Rome’s Palazzo Ducale and the Palazzo del URBINO– This hill top town with In Acqualangna, pick up #257 Faina e Civico, and peek into Orvieto’s Continue to Carpegna. a former annex of the Ducale Palace. And the Museo Archeologico has major airport, just 30 minutes from Capitano del Popolo. Wander the its twin towers was a wellspring of Southwest (right) to Citta di miles of man-made caverns. Some rooms boast vaulted stone relics unearthed from a 1st-century the city center. twisting alleyways around the Porta great art and architecture. The Castello. Take #3-bis south toward CARPEGNA– There are terrific ceilings. Via Galeotti 19, Gubbio. Metauro and step inside the muse- centro storico of the town is listed Perugia and stop at Umbertide. Take #79-bis toward Todi. theater still in use today. Before views from this hilltop town. And Tel: (39) 075 9220157 leaving town, walk across the Ponte ROME– A visit to the Coliseum, an um at the Porta Romana. Gubbio as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. by all means step into a shop and www.mencarelligroup.com delle Torri, an aqueduct and viaduct, early morning at the map room at hosts a fine antiques market on the And thanks to the patronage of UMBERTIDE– The 14th-century TODI– A border town that separated sample the town’s famous prosciutto which dates back to the 14th-century. the Vatican, or an afternoon of shoe last Sunday of every month, and if 15th-century Duke Federico of castle is the primary reason to pause the Etruscans and the Umbrians, crudo, a cured ham that’s substan- Bosone Palace. Dante was a guest shopping are all noble pursuits in you’re a shopper, you’ll find high- Montefeltro, it looks like the here. Explore the dungeons and the Todi has been colonized to some tially different from the more here back in the 14th century when In Spoleto pick up #395 into #209 Rome. Or you could while away your quality majolica on sale every day of quintessential Renaissance town. tower. If you have time, stop in extent by expats. What they’ve commonplace prosciutto di Parma. the 30-room Bosone was a palace North (left). Take the first left on time at the colorful food market at the year. Food is also a highlight of Cobbled streets, terra cotta roofs La Collegiata, also called Santa discovered is a town that has some that belonged to the Raffaelli family. #319. #519 ends at #77. Go west Campo de’ Fiori, move on to the any stay here. The highly acclaimed and pale brick walls conceal Maria della Reggia. This octagonal of the best of Umbria, from great Continue on to Pennabilli. Palatial is the word for the breakfast (left) toward Foligno. ruins on Palatine Hill, and finish with local truffles make it onto every incredible treasures. Begin your building has paintings by Pomarancio. architecture to a slow pace and fine room and the stuccoed Renaissance a stroll through the Villa Borghese menu, as do Umbrian specialties explorations at the Ducal Palace There are also paintings by Luca regional cuisine. You can visit the PENNABILLI– The town is named suites. Via XX Settembre 22, Gubbio. FOLIGNO– One of the rare gardens. When you’ve had your fill such as the long pasta strands of Urbino, a fine example of a Signorelli and others in the paintings in the Palazzo del Popolo after the two towns and their castles, Tel: (39) 075 922 0688 Umbrian towns that isn’t a hill town, of the Spanish Steps and trattorias in known as stringozzi. It’s a land of Renaissance palace where you de-sanctified Chiesa San Croce. and see a Last Judgment frescoed by Penna and Billi. Pennabilli was www.mencarelligroup.com Foligno was built on the plain. You Trastevere, your next destination is pork and lentils, figs and chocolate– can see works by Raphael. Check Ferra di Faenza in the Duomo. Then unified in 1350, but remnants of can stroll around the Piazza della Umbria via your first scenic route. not to mention white wines such as out the cafés at the Piazza della From Umbertide, take #219 East visit an osteria like Antica Hosteria both towns remain. The town has DINING Orvieto and the familiar red, Rosso Repubblica for a light lunch, such (left) back to Gubbio. De La Valle for regional dishes Repubblica and the Piazza Duomo evolved into a center for antiques: Taverna del Lupo. and look at the city’s Renaissance ROME TO GUBBIO– From Rome, di Montefalco. Settle in and slow as piadina, a flat bread, filled with like porchetta– roast suckling pig the National Antiques Market is Wonderful local cuisine, architecture. But even if you can’t take A-1 toward Rieti and Terni down to a pace suitable for sausage, cured meat or cheese. Or DRIVE NO. 2: THE VERY BEST cooked with garlic and rosemary– held every July at Palazzo Olivieri. a terrific wine list and stop, the hilly, green countryside Right (East) on #521 toward Ascoli. residence in a Renaissance town. try Taverna degli Artisti, where you OF UMBRIA accompanied by the local Grechetto Lunches tend to be casual, but historic dining rooms. that surrounds Foligno, with its olive At Leonessa take #471 North (left) can sample traditional Marchigiani Depart Gubbio and take #298 South di Todi white wine. Piastrino stands out for its simple Via Ansidei 6, Gubbio. groves and vineyards, is enchanting. toward Norcia. At #320 turn west THE DRIVES dishes like passatelli, a fresh pasta towards Perugia/Assisi. Cross #75- setting and local food. If you want Tel: (39) 075 9274368 (left) to #209, towards Camerino. DRIVE NO. 1: UMBRIA, WITH of egg, breadcrumbs and Parmesan bis and take #220 South toward Continue on #79. Cross #3-bis to to taste ciauscolo, the region’s From Foligno, take #75 North At #77 turn west (left) toward A TASTE OF LE MARCHE cheese. Lunch should include at Perugia. #418 toward Spoleto. famous spreadable salami, or a dish La Fornace di (right) toward Perugia to #3-bis Foligno/Assisi. At Foligno turn north Take #219 West toward Cortona. least a taste of two of the better with Le Marche’s much-lauded Mastro Giorgio. A converted 14th- North to #298 East to Gubbio. (right) on At the #3-bis, turn north (right) to regional cheeses, formaggio di fossa PERUGIA– The lively capital of SPOLETO– The Italian-American truffles, this is where to enjoy them. century brick factory with a separate #147 toward Citta di Castello. and casciotta d’Urbino. Umbria, Perugia is a charming composer Gian Carlo Menotti is wine bar. Via Mastro Giorgio 2, DRIVE NO. 3: ANOTHER Assisi Stay on medieval hill town and the home credited with starting the Festival Continue on and go south-west (left) Gubbio. TASTE OF UMBRIA AND LE #147 toward CITTA DI CASTELLO– In Urbino go south on #3 to one of Italy’s favorite products, of the Two Worlds back in 1958. at Ponte Messa on #258 toward Tel: (39) 075 9221836 MARCHE– From Gubbio, take Perugia. Surrounded by 16th-century walls, toward Gola del Furlo. Perugina chocolates. Begin a tour Today it takes over Spoleto from Sansepulcro. Go south (left) on E-45. the town contains some fine medieval in Piazza d’Italia, and then stroll #3-bis North toward Pieve Santo Pass Sansepulcro to the Citta di Castello Taverna degli Artisti. Via Bramante reliquaries at the Museo del Duomo GOLA DEL FURLO– down Corso Vannucci, exploring Stefano and pause at Sansepolcro. exit to #3-bis toward Perugia. Before 52, Urbino. and Renaissance painting at the When you arrive at this the shops and cafés and getting Perugia take #318 North to Gubbio. Tel: (39) 0722 2676 Pinacoteca Comunale. Museo Burri is gorge, you’re forgiven if you an eyeful of local color. Culturally, SANSEPOLCRO– The early devoted to a modern artist, Alberto think you’re in the American West. Perugia offers the Galleria Renaissance painter Piero della HOTELS Antica Hosteria De La Valle. Burri. Shop for truffles, ceramics and There are sheer limestone cliffs that Nazionale dell’Umbria and the Francesca was born in Sansepolcro, Hotel Eden. A luxurious 121-room Via Ciuffelli 19, Todi. hand-woven linen, have an espresso, rise up on either side of the deep frescoes at the Collegio del and you can view his work in the hotel close to Via Veneto and the Tel: (39) 075 8944848 and then carry on. green waters of the Candigliano Cambio. At the edge of the city town’s Museo Civico. You can also Borghese Gardens. The rooftop river. On the other hand, this is an is San Pietro, a Benedictine visit the house he lived in during restaurant and bar offer some of Il Piastrino. Via Parco Begni 9, Drive to #75-bis. Turn east (right) ancient site, and you can still see monastery founded in the late the 15th century, the Casa di Piero the best views in Rome. Pennabilli. toward Urbino, stop at Urbania. the marks of chisels where a tunnel 900s. Fortified with chocolate, della Francesca. A stroll down the Tel:(39) 06 478 121 Tel: (39) 0541 928569 was hand cut here on orders of you’re ready to continue. Via XX Settembre, with its palaces www.hotel-eden.it Emperor Vespasian in AD 76. This and towers, is also impressive. For reservations in the US: 800-543-4300 SCENIC DRIVES IN UMBRIA

(Before you begin your trip, please note: Pick-up #3-bis heading north URBANIA– The Palazzo Ducale is area is now a natural park and home Continue on #220 toward Citta Turn right on #258 East toward Park Hotel ai Cappuccini. Located For space reasons, we could not provide toward Citta di Castello. The first the highlight of any visit, with its to increasingly rare flora and fauna, della Pieve. Turn south (left) on Novafeltria. in a restored and renovated 17th- the most detailed map with this brochure. right is #298 toward Gubbio. museum of paintings, globes and including golden eagles. #71 to Orvieto. century monastery, the hotel has Please go to ViaMichelin.com for detailed ancient maps. But certainly the most NOVAFELTRIA– You can pause 95 rooms and well-appointed public driving directions.We recommend the use GUBBIO– Gubbio is visually bizarre attraction in town is the Continue to Acqualangna. ORVIETO– You can enjoy Orvieto here for an espresso and see the areas. A highlight is the spa and of Michelin Map #735 Italy and #563 stunning. Its 14th-century architec- Cimitero delle Mummie in the from a distance if you choose, since it’s town’s architectural highlights– the the 24-meter swimming pool. Toscana-Umbria in conjunction with ture epitomizes the very best of Chiesetta dei Morti, where a dozen ACQUALANGNA– Some of Italy’s such a visual stunner. The entire town the end of June until 18th-century Palazzo Municipale Via Tifernate, Gubbio. this guide. To order Michelin maps, call medieval hill towns. The Piazza mummified corpses are on display. most prized truffles are unearthed looks as if it was sculpted from a single mid-July, drawing international and two fine churches, Santa Marina Tel: (39) 075 9234 1-888-610-5122.) Grande is at the center of town, and in the region around this town. block of volcanic tufa stone. If you feel performers in music, dance and and San Pietro. www.parkhotelaicappuccini.com you should plan to see the works Turn north (left) on #73-bis toward If you’re here in November, plan like an extended visit, you can see the theater. But Spoleto is very much worth exploring even if it isn’t festi- ROME LEONARDO DA VINCI on display at the Museo Civico e Urbino. to attend the National Truffle Fair. Duomo’s Cappella San Brizio, peruse Continue on to Secchiano, where Relais Ducale. This 30-room hotel val season. Step inside the Duomo, FIUMICNO AIRPORT Pinacoteca Comunale. Explore the the exhibits at the Musei Archeologici you turn right to Villagrand. in the center of Gubbio is situated in which has frescoes by Filippo Lippi. Pick up your car here at Rome’s Palazzo Ducale and the Palazzo del URBINO– This hill top town with In Acqualangna, pick up #257 Faina e Civico, and peek into Orvieto’s Continue to Carpegna. a former annex of the Ducale Palace. And the Museo Archeologico has major airport, just 30 minutes from Capitano del Popolo. Wander the its twin towers was a wellspring of Southwest (right) to Citta di miles of man-made caverns. Some rooms boast vaulted stone relics unearthed from a 1st-century the city center. twisting alleyways around the Porta great art and architecture. The Castello. Take #3-bis south toward CARPEGNA– There are terrific ceilings. Via Galeotti 19, Gubbio. Metauro and step inside the muse- centro storico of the town is listed Perugia and stop at Umbertide. Take #79-bis toward Todi. theater still in use today. Before views from this hilltop town. And Tel: (39) 075 9220157 leaving town, walk across the Ponte ROME– A visit to the Coliseum, an um at the Porta Romana. Gubbio as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. by all means step into a shop and www.mencarelligroup.com delle Torri, an aqueduct and viaduct, early morning at the map room at hosts a fine antiques market on the And thanks to the patronage of UMBERTIDE– The 14th-century TODI– A border town that separated sample the town’s famous prosciutto which dates back to the 14th-century. the Vatican, or an afternoon of shoe last Sunday of every month, and if 15th-century Duke Federico of castle is the primary reason to pause the Etruscans and the Umbrians, crudo, a cured ham that’s substan- Bosone Palace. Dante was a guest shopping are all noble pursuits in you’re a shopper, you’ll find high- Montefeltro, it looks like the here. Explore the dungeons and the Todi has been colonized to some tially different from the more here back in the 14th century when In Spoleto pick up #395 into #209 Rome. Or you could while away your quality majolica on sale every day of quintessential Renaissance town. tower. If you have time, stop in extent by expats. What they’ve commonplace prosciutto di Parma. the 30-room Bosone was a palace North (left). Take the first left on time at the colorful food market at the year. Food is also a highlight of Cobbled streets, terra cotta roofs La Collegiata, also called Santa discovered is a town that has some that belonged to the Raffaelli family. #319. #519 ends at #77. Go west Campo de’ Fiori, move on to the any stay here. The highly acclaimed and pale brick walls conceal Maria della Reggia. This octagonal of the best of Umbria, from great Continue on to Pennabilli. Palatial is the word for the breakfast (left) toward Foligno. ruins on Palatine Hill, and finish with local truffles make it onto every incredible treasures. Begin your building has paintings by Pomarancio. architecture to a slow pace and fine room and the stuccoed Renaissance a stroll through the Villa Borghese menu, as do Umbrian specialties explorations at the Ducal Palace There are also paintings by Luca regional cuisine. You can visit the PENNABILLI– The town is named suites. Via XX Settembre 22, Gubbio. FOLIGNO– One of the rare gardens. When you’ve had your fill such as the long pasta strands of Urbino, a fine example of a Signorelli and others in the paintings in the Palazzo del Popolo after the two towns and their castles, Tel: (39) 075 922 0688 Umbrian towns that isn’t a hill town, of the Spanish Steps and trattorias in known as stringozzi. It’s a land of Renaissance palace where you de-sanctified Chiesa San Croce. and see a Last Judgment frescoed by Penna and Billi. Pennabilli was www.mencarelligroup.com Foligno was built on the plain. You Trastevere, your next destination is pork and lentils, figs and chocolate– can see works by Raphael. Check Ferra di Faenza in the Duomo. Then unified in 1350, but remnants of can stroll around the Piazza della Umbria via your first scenic route. not to mention white wines such as out the cafés at the Piazza della From Umbertide, take #219 East visit an osteria like Antica Hosteria both towns remain. The town has DINING Orvieto and the familiar red, Rosso Repubblica for a light lunch, such (left) back to Gubbio. De La Valle for regional dishes Repubblica and the Piazza Duomo evolved into a center for antiques: Taverna del Lupo. and look at the city’s Renaissance ROME TO GUBBIO– From Rome, di Montefalco. Settle in and slow as piadina, a flat bread, filled with like porchetta– roast suckling pig the National Antiques Market is Wonderful local cuisine, architecture. But even if you can’t take A-1 toward Rieti and Terni down to a pace suitable for sausage, cured meat or cheese. Or DRIVE NO. 2: THE VERY BEST cooked with garlic and rosemary– held every July at Palazzo Olivieri. a terrific wine list and stop, the hilly, green countryside Right (East) on #521 toward Ascoli. residence in a Renaissance town. try Taverna degli Artisti, where you OF UMBRIA accompanied by the local Grechetto Lunches tend to be casual, but historic dining rooms. that surrounds Foligno, with its olive At Leonessa take #471 North (left) can sample traditional Marchigiani Depart Gubbio and take #298 South di Todi white wine. Piastrino stands out for its simple Via Ansidei 6, Gubbio. groves and vineyards, is enchanting. toward Norcia. At #320 turn west THE DRIVES dishes like passatelli, a fresh pasta towards Perugia/Assisi. Cross #75- setting and local food. If you want Tel: (39) 075 9274368 (left) to #209, towards Camerino. DRIVE NO. 1: UMBRIA, WITH of egg, breadcrumbs and Parmesan bis and take #220 South toward Continue on #79. Cross #3-bis to to taste ciauscolo, the region’s From Foligno, take #75 North At #77 turn west (left) toward A TASTE OF LE MARCHE cheese. Lunch should include at Perugia. #418 toward Spoleto. famous spreadable salami, or a dish La Fornace di (right) toward Perugia to #3-bis Foligno/Assisi. At Foligno turn north Take #219 West toward Cortona. least a taste of two of the better with Le Marche’s much-lauded Mastro Giorgio. A converted 14th- North to #298 East to Gubbio. (right) on At the #3-bis, turn north (right) to regional cheeses, formaggio di fossa PERUGIA– The lively capital of SPOLETO– The Italian-American truffles, this is where to enjoy them. century brick factory with a separate #147 toward Citta di Castello. and casciotta d’Urbino. Umbria, Perugia is a charming composer Gian Carlo Menotti is wine bar. Via Mastro Giorgio 2, DRIVE NO. 3: ANOTHER Assisi Stay on medieval hill town and the home credited with starting the Festival Continue on and go south-west (left) Gubbio. 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