Umbria · Perugia
Torgiano
A walled river town at the confluence of the Tiber and the Chiascio, the first DOC and DOCG zone in Umbria.
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 23 min from Perugia
- Population
- 6,583
Known for
TORGIANO DOCG
First Umbrian wine area to receive DOC in 1968 and DOCG in 1990; Rubesco and Torgiano Rosso Riserva are the flagship reds.
MUVIT
Wine museum opened 1974 by Giorgio and Maria Grazia Lungarotti, the most-visited specialist wine museum in Italy with 5,000 years of history.
OLIO MOO
Companion oil museum inside the medieval walls, documenting Mediterranean olive culture from antiquity to the present.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
- J10°
- F13°
- M15°
- A18°
- M23°
- J29°
- J33°
- A33°
- S27°
- O22°
- N15°
- D11°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
The festa: Bartolomeo, 25 August
Why come
Torgiano sits at the point where the Chiascio joins the Tiber, ten kilometers south of Perugia. The Torre della Guardia, also called Torre Baglioni, was raised in 1274 to control the river customs traffic that moved up toward Rome from the Tiber valley. Torgiano was the first Umbrian wine area to receive the DOC mark in 1968 and to be elevated to DOCG in 1990.
Giorgio and Maria Grazia Lungarotti turned the wine economy of the town into a cultural project: the MUVIT, opened in 1974 inside the seventeenth-century Palazzo Graziani-Baglioni, holds three thousand pieces across twenty rooms documenting five thousand years of wine history. The companion MOO, on the olive and oil, is inside a small medieval cluster within the castle walls. Both are managed by the Lungarotti Foundation. The cantina itself, on the edge of the centro storico, has been the largest single Umbrian producer for half a century.
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Torgiano in our articles
The best hidden olive oil towns that eat well in Umbria7 towns, Torgiano among them.
The best wine towns in the province of Perugia7 towns, Torgiano among them.
The best hidden towns with a food festival in the province of Perugia8 towns, Torgiano among them.
The best olive oil towns that eat well in the province of Perugia8 towns, Torgiano among them.
How to get there
From Ancona / Pescara (AOI), about 1h 48m by car.
Rome (FCO) is about 2h 48m away.
By car from the centre of Perugia 23 minutes, Siena 1h 45m or Ancona 2 hours.
Coming by train into Perugia? Torgiano is about 22 minutes away by road.
What to see
MUVIT Museo del Vino
Wine museum opened 1974 in 17th-century Palazzo Graziani-Baglioni, with 3,000 pieces across 20 rooms covering 5,000 years of wine history.
MOO Museo dell'Olivo e dell'Olio
Olive and oil museum in a medieval cluster within the castle walls, managed alongside MUVIT by the Lungarotti Foundation.
Torre della Guardia (Torre Baglioni)
Defensive tower raised 1274 to control the Tiber-Chiascio customs traffic, the only standing element of the original river fortifications.
Centro storico
Walled medieval core at the confluence of Tiber and Chiascio, with original gates and a network of small streets around the main piazza.
Cantine Lungarotti
Largest single Umbrian wine producer for half a century, with tasting rooms and tours on the edge of the centro storico.
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We recommend
Where to eat
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
Elementi Fine Dining - Hotel Borgo BrufaRistorante
Elementi Fine Dining - Hotel Borgo Brufa has two Gambero Rosso forks (85/100) and a place in L'Espresso's Top 300.
Olimpia RistoranteRistorante
One Gambero Rosso fork (77/100), at Olimpia Ristorante.
Through the year
What happens here
Feasts and festivals that come back year after year. We give the month rather than the date, because the date moves and the month rarely does. Check with the source before you plan a journey around one.
Vinarelli - Agosto Torgianesefood festival
usually held in August. Stasera Sagra
Living here
- Population 6,583
- Commuter belti
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 48 min drive
- Regional capital Perugia, 23 min drive
Common questions
- What is Torgiano known for?
- Torgiano is a walled river town at 219 meters at the confluence of the Tiber and the Chiascio, the first DOC and DOCG zone in Umbria.
- Where is Torgiano?
- Torgiano is a comune in the province of Perugia, in Umbria.
- What is the nearest airport to Torgiano?
- Ancona / Pescara (AOI), about 1h 48m by car.
- How long is the drive from Perugia to Torgiano?
- About 23 minutes by car.
- When is the best time to visit Torgiano?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 33 degrees, and December the wettest, with about 13 rain days.
- Is there a sagra or a festival in Torgiano?
- Yes. Vinarelli - Agosto Torgianese. August is when the first of them falls.
- Which other towns are like Torgiano?
- Bevagna, Deruta and Spello.
- How many people live in Torgiano?
- 6,583 at the 2023 count.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
The numbers
- Elevation: 219 m
- Population: 6,583
- Surface area: 37.66 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
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