Umbria · Perugia
Trevi
A walled town above the Spoleto valley, ringed by 200,000 olive trees that make it the Umbrian capital of olive oil.
- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- By car
- 45 min from Perugia
- By train
- Station in the comune
- Population
- 8,063
Known for
OLIVE OIL
Over 200,000 trees blanket the slopes below the walls; Trevi is one of the Italian Città dell'Olio benchmark towns for extra virgin production.
MADONNA DELLE LACRIME
1485 apparition of a weeping Madonna led to the sanctuary built in 1487, with a Perugino fresco in the chapel of adoration.
VIA FLAMINIA
Roman walls of the 1st century BC still encircle the centro storico, on the consular road from Rome to the Adriatic coast.
When to visit
Best · Apr–Oct
- J9°
- F12°
- M14°
- A17°
- M22°
- J27°
- J32°
- A31°
- S25°
- O20°
- N14°
- D11°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime averages, 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
The festa: Emiliano di Trevi, 28 January
Why come
Trevi sits on a conical hill above the Spoleto valley, the centro storico still inside the Roman walls of the 1st century BC. The town stood on the Via Flaminia, the consular road from Rome to the Adriatic, and grew into a Guelph commune by the 12th century. Olive oil is what people come for.
Over 200,000 trees blanket the slopes below the walls on near-ideal calcareous, well-drained soils, and the Olivo di Sant'Emiliano near the abbey of the same name is about 1,700 years old, identified with the tree the bishop of Trevi was tied to in 304 before his martyrdom. The Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime, built in 1487 to mark a miracle, holds a fresco by Pietro Perugino. The centro storico runs in concentric rings up the hill, each ring older than the last, with the Palazzo Comunale and the Pinacoteca holding works by Lo Spagna at the top.
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Trevi in our articles
The best hidden towns you can reach by train that eat well in the province of Perugia6 towns, Trevi among them.
The best hill towns that live slowly within 90 minutes of Perugia6 towns, Trevi among them.
The 7 prettiest villages you can reach by train within 90 minutes of Perugia7 towns, Trevi among them.
The best hidden olive oil towns that eat well in Umbria7 towns, Trevi among them.
How to get there
From Ancona / Pescara (AOI), about 1h 46m by car.
Rome (FCO) is about 2h 45m away.
By car from the centre of Perugia 45 minutes, Ancona 2 hours or Siena 2 hours.
There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive without a car.
Coming by train into Perugia? Trevi is about 44 minutes away by road.
What to see
Santuario della Madonna delle Lacrime
Built in 1487 after a Marian apparition wept tears of blood in 1485, with a fresco by Perugino in the Cappella dell'Adorazione.
Chiesa di Sant'Emiliano
Romanesque parish church at the top of the centro storico, dedicated to the bishop martyred in 304, the patron saint of the town.
Olivo di Sant'Emiliano
About 1,700-year-old olive tree near the eponymous church, nine meters tall, traditionally the tree to which the bishop was tied before martyrdom.
Pinacoteca Comunale e Museo di San Francesco
Civic museum in the former convent of San Francesco, holding works by Lo Spagna, Pinturicchio's circle, and a section on the local olive oil tradition.
Chiesa di San Pietro a Pettine
Thirteenth-century rural church 500 meters north of town, built of dressed stone mixed with material from ancient Roman monuments.
Bovara
Frazione below Trevi on the old Via Flaminia, home to the abbey of San Pietro and the millennial olive tree of Sant'Emiliano.
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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.
La Cucina di San Pietro a PettineRistorante
La Cucina di San Pietro a Pettine holds one Gambero Rosso fork (79/100).
Living here
- Population 8,063
- Commuter belti
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Train station in the comune
- Nearest airport Ancona / Pescara, 1 h 46 min drive
- Regional capital Perugia, 45 min drive
Common questions
- What is Trevi known for?
- Trevi is a walled town at 412 meters above the Spoleto valley, ringed by 200,000 olive trees that make it the Umbrian capital of olive oil.
- Where is Trevi?
- Trevi is a comune in the province of Perugia, in Umbria.
- What is the nearest airport to Trevi?
- Ancona / Pescara (AOI), about 1h 46m by car.
- Can you get to Trevi without a car?
- Yes. There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive by train.
- How long is the drive from Perugia to Trevi?
- About 45 minutes by car.
- When is the best time to visit Trevi?
- Best in Apr–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 32 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 13 rain days.
- Is there a sagra or a festival in Trevi?
- The town keeps its patron saint's day: Emiliano di Trevi, 28 January.
- Which other towns are like Trevi?
- Spello, Nocera Umbra and Deruta.
- How many people live in Trevi?
- 8,063 at the 2023 count.
Tags & datadesignations · numbers · sources
Recognised as
The numbers
- Elevation: 412 m
- Population: 8,063
- Surface area: 71.19 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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