Hotel in Perugia

Grifone Hotel, Perugia

This modern and comfortable three-star Umbria hotel is well-situated less than 2km from the centre of Perugia, Umbria's historic regional capital. Perugia is the home of Italy's University for Foreigners and has a lively, cosmopolitan feel and a medieval town centre, as well as commanding views out over the glorious Umbrian countryside. Its Corso Vanucci is a great place for cafe life and people-watching. Not to be missed are Perugia's National Gallery, packed with Umbrian art, and its Archaeological Museum.

Nearby Assisi is of course well worth a visit, to see the city of St Francis, in which he founded the Franciscan order. Other popular sites in this heartland of Italy include Orvieto, with its magnificent cathedral, Gubbio, a medieval hilltop town of near-perfect prettiness, and Lago Trasimeno close to Perugia, Italy's largest lake and still a place of unspoilt tranquillity for those wishing to get away from it all. In short, the region has something for all of us. But the real gem is the Umbrian landscape, famous for its mysterious beauty and its light, an inland region of green rolling hills grouped around the river Tiber as it wends its way towards Rome.

This hotel epitomises modern comfort and is close to the centre of town and easily accessible from Perugia's airport. Its rooms all feature air-con, shower, minibar, colour TV and direct-dial phones. There is a 24-hour front desk, breakfast in the restaurant and the staff work hard to provide every comfort a guest might need. For the visitor to Italy's magical region of Umbria, famous for its beauty and its tranquil light, and known as 'the homeland of saints', a visitor could not do better for comfort and location than this impeccably modern three-star hotel.

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Double room from €60