- Città della Domenica, a fun amusement park near Perugia in Umbria
- Nearby Lake Trasimeno offers many activities:
- Sailing and kite surfing, bird watching, great cycling, etc.
- Take a boat to visit the islands on the lake – Isola Maggiore, with fish restaurants or Isola Polvese, a national preserve for birds and other local animals.
- Hannibal’s battle – you can see where it took place and take a beautiful walk around Lake Trasimeno.
- Horseback riding
- Biking
- Pizza making
- Touring the small cities in Tuscany and Umbria
- Hot air balloon rides
- Fun, children-oriented cooking lessons
- A day trip to the La Foce gardens south of Pienza with lunch at La Porta in Monticchiello
- Take the mini-metro up to Perugia. Visit the Perugina chocolate factory (tours Mon-Fri). You can even go to chocolate school!
- Ride the funicular to Orvieto. See the “Golden Lily” Cathedral and explore the deep double helix at St Patrick’s Well.
- Take a ceramics class in Deruta.
- Visit the Saint Francis Basilica in Assisi to see one church on top of another.
- Go white-water rafting, visit a water park, or go hiking on the Piano Grande, near Norcia in Eastern Umbria.
- See the Roman theatres of Gubbio and Spoleto in Umbria.
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