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destination by sue_stone
Once you get the hang of it, train travel in Italy is easy. It is also a great way to see the beautiful countryside on the way to your next destination.
I have travelled a couple of times using a rail pass, but the last couple of visits have just purchased tickets for each individual trip as we went.
That said, we often have purchased tickets a day or two in advance - particularly if the particular train requires a seat reservation, or if it is a busy time of year.
Purchasing a little in advance also means that you don't miss the train you want to catch due to a huuuuuge queue for tickets...
Last trip we used the automatic ticket machines at the stations and found them excellent.
Also, I have travelled both first and second class, and didn't really find much difference - travel second class and you can use the extra money to buy more wine/food etc
Just remember with all tickets that you need to validate them in the small yellow ticket machines before you board your train. Leave a Comment
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 Panoramic picture of Perugia by croisbeauty
Coming from Rome, you exit at Orte. By car from the northeast, Brenner Pass or Venice towards Padova and Ravenna, you take eoute E45 all the way to Perugia.
Travelling by train on the Milan-Florence-Rome line, you change at Terontola or Chiusi.
The airport of Sant'Egidio is about 16 km far from the city center. There are daily flights to Northern Italy with connecting flights to other European cities. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Most buses stop at Piazza Italia which is the city centre and from where you can find most anything. You do have to buy biglietti at a Tabacchi. We only bought two the whole time we were there, one to get us to our hotel and one to get us back to the train station. If you are taking the bus from the Piazza to the train station, plan ahead of time as it takes the loooong way around! It took about an hour on a very crowded Saturday. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 by Angelinka
Il Palazzo dei Priori, superba espressione dello spirito comunale della città, fu eretto tra il XIII e il XV secolo. Dal questo portale si entra alla Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria Leave a Comment
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 Galleria Nazionale
dell'Umbira, Perugia, Italy by karenincalifornia
The museum is well laid out and has many impressive works of art on display. Even with the crowds of the Umbrian Jazz Festival, the museum was not crowded. This is a very good place to see the works of some of Italy's and Umbria's finest artists.
The cost of admittance is € 12,00. You will required to check your coat and all bags before viewing the exhibits. You will, however, be permitted to carry around your "documents" - your passport and cash and other valuables - in a clear plastic bag provided by the coat check desk. Leave a Comment
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 Cathedral of San Lorenzo,
Perugia, italy by karenincalifornia
Inside the church is a crucifix protected by glass. This is a symbol of Perugia's revolt against the Pope during the "Salt War" (1540) which broke out as a result of a popular uprising against the imposition of a tax on salt by the Farnese Pope, Paolo lII. Perugia reacted by calling for a complete boycott on salt, but resisted the Pope's acts of aggression only briefly before being conquered by Pier Luigi Farnese, the Pope's nephew. I suppose it is rather difficult to resist a palace coup if your main strategy consists of cutting salt out of the diet.
The Salt War has had a long-lasting effect on all of Umbria. Umbrian bread, even today, it is baked without salt, a relic from the days when the local citizens rebelled against paying the salt tax by not using it in their cooking.
Today, back at home in California, I often make bread without salt. It tastes different from all other American bread, which does have salt, but my family often yearns for that delicious Umbrian bread, so I leave the salt out of it. See my Todi travelogue Delicious Umbrian Dishes for my recipe for Umbrian bread - my attempt to get as close as possible to the kind of heavenly bread we had in Umbria. Leave a Comment
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 Ancient medieval town
under Rocca Paolina by karenincalifornia
This is the underside of the fortress of Rocca Paolina. It is actually a portion of medieval Perugia with its ancient houses and streets. After the Pope conquered Perugia in 1540 (the "Salt War"), he erected a fortress, the Rocca Paolina, on top of part of the city, and specifically on top of the residences of the town leaders who tried to resist the papal aggression.
I can just hear the Pope's comments about those salt boycotting Perugian rebels: "Don't send the rebels to the dungeon, let the dungeon come to the rebels." Leave a Comment
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 Etruscan Arch in Perugia,
Italy by karenincalifornia
While Perugia was under control of the Pope during the 16th century, the loggia over one of the buttresses and the fountain at the bottom were added. Leave a Comment
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 Umbrian Jazz Festival,
Perugia, Italy by karenincalifornia
The dates of the 2005 Jazz Festival are 08 July 2005 to 17 July 2005. Arrive early in the day in Perugia to avoid parking problems. Leave a Comment
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