The MiniMetrò Arrives in Perugia
Jan | 31
Perugia has always been on the avant-garde of public transport. In the early eighties the city built a series of parking lots around the base of the hill on whichPerugia stands, where people could leave their cars and go up on escalators.Perugia’s... Read MoreOn the Hunt for a Cup of Joe
Jan | 29
One in a series of food adventures, the Coffee Safari, took place last week.Coffee is not only a drink inItaly, it’s a passion…and Italians have a series of cultural “rules” about how to drink it. After a brief tutorial on the... Read MoreTandem and the Aperitivo all’Italiana
Jan | 29
Umbra inaugurated its new “season” of the Tandem language-exchange program with a double-header of mixer and aperitivo. The first part of the night’s program took place in Umbra’s Via Marzia facility, where American and Italian students met each other and... Read More
Forza Grifo!
Jan | 23
Forza Grifo! Perugia played host to a determined Sorrento last Sunday, the hometown griffons unable to fight back from a goal down to capture a point. It was a sad day for the club, but a lively introduction for the... Read More
La cucina perugina!
Jan | 23
As Umbrian food expert Andrea Mecozzi says, the best way to get to know a city is to taste it. Last night more thantwenty-five Umbra students went to a unique Perugian restaurant, Al Mangiar Bene, which uses only organic and local... Read MoreThe Pull of Perugia
Jan | 22
When you walk down Corso Vannucci for the first time, something changes. It's that simple. Perugia, for reasons that become obvious when you study here for four months, or a year, or a summer, has a wonderful charm that captures... Read More