Comments on: Seven Perfect Days: A One Week Itinerary for Umbria

By: rebecca

rebecca — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:38:00 +0000

Hi, Nicole, thanks for stopping by! I would divide your two weeks by flying into Rome and spending the first couple of nights there (Rome is on the big side to do justice to in just a day trip), then head to Umbria for a week (a day trip to Florence is doable from Umbria…it’s about 2 hours by train from Assisi), then the last couple of nights on the Maremma coast in Tuscany (that way you get in both the coast and Tuscany). You won’t need a car in Rome, but you should rent one for Umbria and Tuscany.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 13:28:31 +0000

My hubby and I live in Louisiana and are planning our first trip to Italy. A gentleman told me we should go to Umbria and take day trips from there to see Tuscany, Florence, and Rome. What is your opinion on that. We are spending 2 weeks total but I was planning a week in Umbria and a week on the coast.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 09:07:12 +0000

Thanks, Jann. Yes, I think that Montefalco is currently my favorite Umbrian town…but I tend to be moody about playing favorites, so that might change!

By: jann

jann — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 21:09:59 +0000

This is a wonderful itinerary. Thanks! I’m glad you mentioned Montefalco, as I blindly stumbled upon it years ago and thought it was magic. (I wonder if it still feels totally un-touristy, like it’s just there waiting to be discovered?) I might add Deruta as a must for ceramics adddicts. And Orvieto, yes yes yes.

By: rebecca

rebecca — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:47:48 +0000

Debbie, thanks for stopping by! Keep in touch if you end up in Umbria…we can meet for a cappuccio and a chat!

By: Debbie Oakes

Debbie Oakes — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 10:05:33 +0000

Hi Rebecca,
I am a (Kiwi) Expat living in Thailand- and freelance writer.
Having, just now, discovered your blog, I feel inspired for the first time ever, to write on a ‘reply’ and say: I love your writing- honest, funny and brave. (As well as very informative!)
Really look forward to reading your posts in the future!

I fell madly, hopelessly, irreversibly in love with Italy two years ago. Unlike the flightless bird that my Country-folk are named for, I have travelled most of my life. I have been to many places that rock my world, but none that stopped it completely- until Italy. Now like a love-lorn teenager I plan, obsess and dream about the days that I will call the ground under my feet, “Italian.” We (husband and two sons known as ‘the weapons of mass destruction’) are in the middle of buying a villa on the Umbrian Tuscan border).

So thanks for the advice!
Debbie