Portable Cooler/Ice Chest in Italy?

I would only bring the smallest, most packable size of soft cooler, if any. The thing that you won't find is ice. Ideally, shop pretty close to lunchtime for your picnic lunch. Will your accommodation at Fratta Todina have a minibar or other refrigerator for overnight, if you really stock up? Once, I had a tote bag made of artificial patent leather that I brought as my day bag and it just happened to be an excellent insulator for picnic shopping. If foods are already cold, then just packing then closely together in my current (heavy nylon) day bag, maybe insulated by a scarf, is OK for a couple of hours.

If your intention is to drive back and stock the fridge, then I suppose that soft cheeses or cut meats would be most in need of protection for a whole afternoon. A whole, small salami, for instance, wouldn't have the same problem.

Thanks! We will be staying at a house with full kitchen and will be doing our grocery shopping at markets while sightseeing, so it's not just lunch supplies.

The word in Italian is Frigorifero Portatile (or Frigo Portatile). They can be found in any store that sells camping equipment, including larger grocery stores that sell non-food items. You'll need to ask locally. I'm sure there are several in Perugia.

Great! Thanks Roberto.

For ice just freeze a couple bottles of water and p'ton in cooler when you head out

Shelley,
I truly understand your delimma. I used a soft side cooler/lunch bag as my toiletries/cosmetic bag..Dual purpose worked great. On my first motor trip I spent too much time searching for a sufficient cooler and was unsuccessful. If you are in the larger towns you may find a Conferama.. The small towns and villages don't have them or ice. Depending upon how long you will be there you may even want to bring ice packs with you. Keep I mind many Italians shop daily and homes have very small refrigerators.

Lorieann

Thanks Lorieann. Double-duty is a good idea. We will likely shop frequently at markets, but keeping things fresh in the car before we get it to our rental is a concern.

You can find in Italy pretty much everything that you can find in a North America.
Somehow I don't understand why some people have this image of Italy from the pre-war era.
Believe it or not nearly all Italians nowadays don't shop at open air markets, but at chain supermarkets and most do so once or twice a week, because they don't have time to go every day.
Here is what you can find in Italy. I don't know the area you are going well enough to suggest a store, but Perugia is near and it's not a small town and they have plenty of supermarkets like this one or this one in Todi.

Thank you! I appreciate knowing a superstore can be found in Todi.