Perugia's greatest sights are its open-air spaces: Etruscan gates, a medieval aqueduct turned elevated footpath, and belvederes over half of Umbria. A leashed dog can accompany you to essentially all of them; only museum and church interiors are off the itinerary.
The 13th-century marble fountain at the very top of the city, carved by Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, with the cathedral steps and Palazzo dei Priori around it. It is Perugia's living room: sit on the steps with your dog and watch the whole town drift by.
A 13th-century aqueduct reborn as a pedestrian lane floating above the rooftops, linking the old town to the Porta Sant'Angelo district. Traffic-free, panoramic and gently graded, it is the single best dog walk in central Perugia.
The panoramic gardens at the end of Corso Vannucci, hanging over the Rocca Paolina bastions with a balcony view across the Tiber valley to Assisi. Sunset here, dog at your side and swifts overhead, is the classic Perugia moment.
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