Deruta has been making hand-painted majolica since the 15th century. The town is essentially one long street of ceramic workshops.
Plan this experience →Workshops: Grazia Maioliche (since 1500, €80/half-day painting class), Ceramiche Ubaldo Grazia (€70/2h, paint your own plate), Museo Regionale della Ceramica (€5 museum, occasional workshops). What you do: paint pre-fired bisqueware with traditional Deruta patterns (raffaellesco, arabesque, dragon) using cobalt blue, yellow, green, orange glazes. Your piece is fired and shipped to you (2–4 weeks, €15–30 shipping). Getting there: 20 min south of Perugia by car or bus.