Camping Il Rocolo

Camping Il Rocolo is handily placed to get to the attractions of the Umbrian countryside and its towns, cities and heritage. It's eight kilometres from the hills, walks and Etruscan, Roman and medieval monuments of old Perugia, a city also famed for its creamy chocolate: you may have to be prepared to find your trews/shorts slightly tighter at the end of your hol than at the beginning… The parking at Perugia is what can be politely termed rather difficult, so leave the car behind and get there by bus. The Gothic palace of the medieval Palazzo dei Priori should be a first stop, followed by the clever canvases at the Galleria Nazionale dell'Ubria and a gawk at the Etruscan Arch, one of the original seven Etruscan city gates. Villages, towns and cities are all over, like Norcia, the remote rural village that was the birthplace of St Benedict (you'll see pilgrims here too) and that's now a well-known gastronomic centre to try truffles, ham, salami, lentils, cheese and full and dark red wines. Or try the medieval town of Assisi, on the slopes of Monte Subasio and home of the smashing San Francesco Basilica decorated by the likes of Giotto, Cimabue and Simone Martini, or the small towns of Spoleto, Bevagna, Spello, Trevi and Montefalco. (Look out at this last for spectacular views, medieval walls and the local Sagrantino di Montefalco wine.)