Umbria Hotels and Where to Stay

Where to stay in Umbria: choosing a base

Where to stay in Umbria depends on the kind of trip. For art towns, the natural bases are Perugia, Assisi, Spoleto, Orvieto and Gubbio, which the regional tourism board places at the center of its one-week itinerary. Perugia is also 15 km from Umbria International Airport. For a slower stay by the water, the villages around Lake Trasimeno, such as Castiglione del Lago, Passignano sul Trasimeno, Tuoro and Magione, are close to the ferries for the islands. For the mountains, the base is Norcia, at the gateway to the Piani di Castelluccio, or Cascia, in the Valnerina.

Walkers on the St Francis Way (Via di Francesco) have their own network: the regional tourism board lists the types of accommodation available along the route.

Hotels in the Umbrian Sibillini

In the mountains, the main hotel town is Norcia. Norcia hotels are mostly in the historic center, between the Corso and Piazza San Benedetto. The 2016 earthquake hit accommodation hard: before the quake Norcia had about 3,700 beds, and in March 2025 the mayor spoke of more than 1,200 beds recovered. The page on where to stay in Norcia compares the four areas: the historic center, the countryside just outside the walls, the hamlets of the Valnerina and Castelluccio.

In Cascia the choice is between the historic center near the Sanctuary of Saint Rita, the hamlet of Roccaporena and the surrounding countryside. Accommodation there includes hotels, farm stays, B&Bs, guest rooms, residences, vacation homes, country houses, a mountain hut and a campsite. Many visitors to the Pian Grande stay in Norcia and drive up for the day, since Castelluccio is about 28 km away. Those who want to sleep close to the plain can see the page on where to stay in Castelluccio, where reconstruction after the earthquake is still under way.

Umbria agriturismo and B&B stays

An Umbria agriturismo is a working farm with rooms, often with cooking based on its own produce. In the Umbrian Sibillini, farm stays are concentrated in the Norcia area, with Castelluccio and Campi, and in Preci. Some have received the gold class of the Park's quality label, for example in Norcia, Castelluccio and Campi. They are covered on the page about Monti Sibillini agriturismo.

For an Umbria B&B in the mountains, Norcia is the Umbrian municipality with the most properties of every kind, B&Bs included. The page on Monti Sibillini B&Bs explains which areas to consider and what to check before booking.

Umbria holiday rental, villa with pool and camping

An Umbria holiday rental in the Sibillini usually means an apartment or vacation home in a village. Norcia and Preci are among the Park municipalities with listed properties, and the page on Sibillini Mountains holiday rentals compares the areas on both sides of the range.

Anyone looking for an Umbria villa with pool should know that, around the Sibillini, these properties are found mainly on the Marche side, in restored farmhouses at the foot of the mountains.

Umbria camping in the mountains has strict rules. On the Piani di Castelluccio (Piano Grande, Piano Perduto, Piano Piccolo and Valle della Dogana) camping and bivouacking are banned. Equipped campsites around the park are covered on the page about Monti Sibillini camping.

Before booking

Some properties in the earthquake area still offer reduced services, and others that were open before 2016 no longer appear to be operating. It is wise to check availability and access roads directly with the property, especially in winter. The overall picture for the range is on the page on where to stay in the Sibillini Mountains, and the things to do in Umbria page gives an overview of the region.