Umbria is a landlocked region in central Italy, the only one on the Italian peninsula with neither a coastline nor a border with another country. Known as the 'Green Heart of Italy', it is a land of rolling hills, oak forests, olive groves, and medieval hill towns. Umbria is famous for the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, the Gothic Duomo of Orvieto, the festivals of Spoleto and Perugia, and a hearty cuisine built around black truffles, cured pork from Norcia, lentils, and the powerful Sagrantino red wine of Montefalco.
Luxury hotels
Five-star and palace properties.
Castello di Reschio, Lisciano Niccone
An ultra-luxury hotel in a meticulously restored medieval castle on a private 1,500-hectare estate near the Tuscan-Umbrian border, opened in 2021. Thirty-six individually designed suites, the Bathhouse spa in vaulted wine cellars, an estate winery, and an equestrian centre.
Borgo dei Conti Resort, Monte Petriolo
A Relais & Chateaux resort in a fortified 17th-century mansion on a hilltop estate overlooking the Nestore Valley near Perugia, with a spa, outdoor pool, and gardens across a 20-hectare estate.
NUN Assisi Relais & SPA Museum
A 5-star relais in the restored 13th-century monastery of Saint Catherine in central Assisi, with a spa built among preserved 1st-century Roman ruins. Eighteen split-level rooms around a Roman Spa Museum in an ancient amphitheatre.
Palazzo Seneca, Norcia
A Relais & Chateaux hotel in a restored 16th-century Renaissance palazzo in Norcia's historic centre, home to the Michelin-starred Ristorante Vespasia, with a spa and curated truffle and cooking experiences.
Borgobrufa SPA Resort, Brufa di Torgiano
A 5-star adults-only wellness resort in a hilltop hamlet near Torgiano with around 3,000 square metres of spa, indoor and outdoor pools with a swim-through, and the 1-Michelin-star Elementi restaurant.
Locanda Palazzone, Orvieto
A boutique historic residence in a 14th-century palace surrounded by its own roughly 50-hectare vineyard estate near Orvieto, with seven suites, an outdoor pool, and an on-site working winery.
Fine dining
Michelin-starred and chef-driven restaurants.
Vespasia
The one-Michelin-star restaurant of Palazzo Seneca, holding a star since 2016 plus a Green Star, championing black truffle, Sibillini lamb, and Castelluccio lentils in creative Umbrian tasting menus. Reserve via palazzoseneca.com or +39 0743 817434.
Ada
A one-Michelin-star restaurant in Perugia's historic centre led by chef Ada Stifani, the first woman to earn a Michelin star in Umbria, serving contemporary, creative cuisine rooted in regional produce.
Elementi Fine Dining
The one-Michelin-star restaurant of the Borgobrufa SPA Resort, where chef Andrea Impero presents refined contemporary cuisine drawing on Umbrian ingredients in an intimate adults-only setting.
Une
A one-Michelin-star restaurant with a Green Star in a restored 17th-century mill near Foligno, where chef Giulio Gigli serves deeply territorial cuisine, home of the signature dish Una Spina nell'Aglio.
Antica Trattoria San Lorenzo
A Michelin Guide-listed restaurant facing Perugia's cathedral, where chef Simone Ciccotti offers creative Mediterranean and Umbrian cooking in an elegant central setting.