Day 2 · Umbria & Perugia · Country Roads of Tuscany

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⏰ Morning Departure — Important Times

07:00

Breakfast & Bags

Breakfast opens at 07:00. Place your luggage outside your door — it's a full day ahead.

07:30

Coach Departs

Please be onboard and ready. We depart on time — the Colosseum awaits.

08:00

Colosseum

Meet your Local Expert at the Colosseum entrance for the included visit.

🚌 Rome → Colosseum → Baschi → Perugia

Full Day Schedule

07:00

Breakfast

Breakfast & bags

Hotel breakfast — luggage outside your door before 07:30.

07:30

Depart hotel

Coach departs — your bags will meet you in Perugia this evening.

08:00

Included

Meet your Local Expert — Colosseum

A Rome specialist joins the group for an included visit to the Colosseum — 2,000 years of history brought to vivid life before the crowds arrive.

11:00

Depart Rome

Head north through the rolling countryside of Lazio into Umbria.

13:00

Included Highlight Lunch

Arrive Baschi — Truffle Hunt & Pasta Demo

Included truffle hunting experience with a local tartufaio and his trained dog, followed by a hands-on pasta demonstration and a full Highlight Lunch.

15:00

Depart Baschi

Wind north through the Umbrian hills toward Perugia.

16:15

Included

Arrive Perugia — check in

Time to freshen up and settle into the Sangallo Palace Hotel before this evening's orientation walk.

17:45

Included

Perugia sightseeing with Local Expert

Depart with your Local Expert for an included guided walk — Corso Vannucci, the Priors' Palace and the magnificent 13th-century Fontana Maggiore.

18:45

Free

Finish tour in the centre — free evening

Your Local Expert leaves you in the heart of Perugia. Most restaurants open between 19:00–19:30 — ask Carmela for her recommendations.

Today's Highlight

Included · Baschi, Umbria

Truffle Hunting in the Heart of Umbria

Follow a local tartufaio and his eager dog through ancient oak forest as they sniff out the precious black truffle — one of the world's most prized ingredients. Watch the hunt, touch the earth, and understand why Umbria is Italy's green heart.

✓ Fully Included 🏔 Highlight Lunch follows

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Included · Hands-On Experience

Pasta Demonstration & Highlight Lunch

Watch and help as fresh pasta is made by hand from scratch. The Highlight Lunch that follows brings your morning's discoveries to the table — truffle-laced dishes, local Umbrian wine, and the warmth of a family table. This is what food was invented for.

Free evening in Perugia. Corso Vannucci is one of Italy's great passeggiata streets — lit softly at dusk, lined with medieval palaces, and full of Perugini out for their evening stroll. Ask Carmela for her personal restaurant favourites. Most places open from 19:00.

Tonight's Hotel

2 Nights · Mon 11 & Tue 12 May

Sangallo Palace Hotel

Via Luigi Masi 9, Perugia, Umbria

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