What is Pietralunga known for?

Pietralunga sits in one of the densest white-truffle districts in Umbria; the October fair is the year's biggest event. Pietralunga white potato grown on the upper slopes has its own consortium and is one of the products keeping local smallholders working. Eighth-century Lombard fortress on the highest point of the ridge, the dominating feature of the borgo since its earliest reconstruction.

When is the best time to visit Pietralunga?

Apr–Oct. May through June and September into October are the working months for the territory. The truffle-hunting season opens in September and runs through January, with the white-truffle fair in October the year's largest event. July and August are warm in the upper Tiber, low thirties typically; the woods cool early in the morning and the trails through the tartufaie become the local refuge. November through April is quiet. Many agriturismi close in deep winter. New-potato week in late spring is when the consortium opens the upper fields, and the Rocca above winter haze is the photograph that pulls people back.

Where is Pietralunga?

Pietralunga is a comune in the province of Perugia, Umbria region of Italy, about 61 kilometers from Perugia.

How do I get to Pietralunga?

From Perugia, Pietralunga is roughly 61 km by road.

Umbria · Perugia

Pietralunga

A pre-Apennine hill town at 566 meters on the northeast Tiber ridge, ringed by truffle woods and white-potato fields.

Known for

TARTUFO BIANCO
Pietralunga sits in one of the densest white-truffle districts in Umbria; the October fair is the year's biggest event.
PATATA BIANCA
Pietralunga white potato grown on the upper slopes has its own consortium and is one of the products keeping local smallholders working.
ROCCA LONGOBARDA
Eighth-century Lombard fortress on the highest point of the ridge, the dominating feature of the borgo since its earliest reconstruction.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

Why come

Pietralunga sits at 566 meters on a hilly ridge near the Umbria-Marche Apennines, on the northeast side of the upper Tiber. The Umbrian people founded the original settlement in the period of the Eugubine Tablets, between the second and first centuries BC. The Lombards rebuilt it as a fortified hilltop village between the sixth and eighth centuries, and the Rocca Longobarda from that era still dominates the ridge.

The Pieve di Santa Maria on Piazza Fiorucci dates from the seventh or eighth century in foundation, with an irregular single-nave plan and a Romanesque portal added later. The territory is one of the densest truffle districts in Umbria, with documented tartufaie in the surrounding woods and a tartufo bianco fair every October. The Pietralunga white potato, grown on the upper slopes, has its own consortium and is one of the products that have kept the smallholders in the area working.

The Sunday letter

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One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

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What to see

Rocca Longobarda
Eighth-century Lombard fortress dominating the borgo; the original triangular plan and central keep survive on the highest point of the ridge.
Pieve di Santa Maria
Parish church on Piazza Fiorucci with 7th-8th century foundation and a 13th-century Romanesque portal, single nave with ogive vaults inside.
Centro storico medievale
Walled Lombard core organized around the Rocca, narrow streets and stone houses radiating from Piazza Fiorucci.
Tartufaie del territorio
Truffle grounds in the woods between Pietralunga and Gubbio, producing tartufo bianco and recognized by the Città del Tartufo network.

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Living here

Population 1,984
Off the beaten pathi
Pharmacy in town
Nearest high school over ~30 minutes away
Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 55 min drive
Regional capital Perugia, 1 h 0 min drive

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The numbers

Elevation: 566 m
Population: 1,984
Surface area: 140.42 km²

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