Street in Perugia, Italy. Laura Itzkowitz/Travel + Leisure San Francesco d’Assisi Airport is the closest airport, but it’s mostly served by short-haul flights from elsewhere in Europe.

I visited Perugia, a less-touristy Italian city just two hours from Rome. From the history to the amazing food, it was worth the trip.

Just half an hour from Perugia, in a town called Città di Castello, you'll find Fondazione Burri, an art foundation dedicated to the legacy of contemporary artist Alberto Burri—it's the most ...