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Short June trip starting in Perugia

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I will be attending a wedding in Perugia in June with my wife and am trying to plan the rest of my trip around it. We can only stay about a week in Italy, so ideally we wouldn't spend too much time traveling as our time is already limited. However, I am open to a day of travel if it makes sense for the destination. We have to start in Perugia because we can't go a week earlier and end in Perugia.

We have already been to Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, and Venice, so we would like to visit a different area. Tuscany is close, but we have spent quite a bit of time in Napa, so visiting vineyards is not as special. I was considering the Amalfi Coast, but I don't know if it is too similar to Cinque Terre and we would be better off visiting somewhere else. I have also read that AC can be incredibly busy in the summer.

My wife and I love the outdoors and beautiful scenery as well as exploring new towns. We also enjoy churches, architecture, and good food.

Thank you for any advice you can offer!

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Where are you flying in and out? Umbria is gorgeous, sounds right up your alley--why not spend all of the week there? I would definitely not waste time going to a different region.
How are you getting around? If you can fly out of Ancona, you could zip over to Marche.

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I intended to fly through Rome both ways, but have not yet booked a flight so I am open.

I had considered staying in Umbria the entire time, but wasn't sure if we would be better served splitting the trip between two regions. I also don't know when we will be able to return to Italy, so I would like to see as much variety as possible. I always struggle to balance fully exploring a region vs. seeing as many different regions as possible.

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I have been to Tuscany three times and never visited a vineyard, so I think anything you might want to do could be found--particularly outdoorsy things.
With a week, I think a day spent moving much further afield will be a day wasted--there is so much great stuff packed in Italy you cannot really go wrong. We need to know if you will drive or stick to trains and bus.
I would read up on Umbria, Tuscany, and Lazio. I am assuming at least two nights are devoted to the wedding logistics, so up to five nights with the last night near Rome airport means choose one place.

https://www.umbriatourism.it/homepage
https://www.visitlazio.com/en/
https://www.visittuscany.com/en/index.html

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Hi Ryan,

I’m returning to that area next year. Here’s some options near Perugia:

Rome to Spoleto is 90 minutes. Spoleto to Spello is 30 minutes. Spello to Assisi is 10 minutes. Assisi to Perugia is 30 minutes. Perugia to Cortona is a train & bus. Or Perugia to Orvieto is 2 hours. Or Perugia 1 hr.

Perugia to Orvieto is 2 hours. Orvieto to Rome is 90 minutes.

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