
Thanks to its central position and vast woodlands, Umbria is considered the "green heart" of Italy. Crossed by the Apennines, its territory is mainly hilly and mountainous. Rich in history, traditions and culture, the Region hosts numerous historic cities and places of worship, which make it a destination for tourists from all over the world.
Many attractives in Umbria, home to lush river valleys, full-bodied wines, pristine medieval hill towns, flavorful black truffles, and the monasteries and churches of a host of home-grown saints.
Perugia,is the lively home of the University for Foreigners, a place where you'll hear music late into the night and almost any language you can name on the streets, dominating the medieval town (and reached by a very unmedieval escalator) is the Rocca Paolina, Italy's largest fortress.
The traveler to
Spello, home of the painter Pinturicchio, is rewarded by the absence of traffic. Only pedestrians are allowed on the steep, narrow streets of this town, whose ancient walls still stand, complete with portals and towers dating back to Caesar Augustus (63BC-14AD).
Trevi is another excellent example of a homogenous medieval town.
lies within an admirably preserved ring of city walls;Tiny, unspoiled Bevagna has preserved several remains from its days as an ancient Roman staging post. Gubbio, a medieval jewel whose gray stone buildings seem to be resolutely marching up the impossibly steep slopes of its heavily wooded hill. At its feet is a well-preserved Roman ampitheatre, still used for summer performances. Assisi, the immaculate medieval hill town that was home to Italy's patron saint, St. Francis, always a vortex of beauty and spirituality, it also offers some wonderful frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue. Orvieto, with what many believe to be Italy's most beautiful church; its cornerstone was laid in 1290, and over the next two centuries countless artisans and masters added their exquisite touches to its marble facades, its intricate carvings and inlaid floors. This lovely hill town of Orvieto is also famous for its colorful ceramics and its crisp white wine. Spoleto, an ancient city with architectural traces left by man that date back over 2500 years.
Rich in history and in nature , is a landscape rich in woods and water resources, Umbria offers the Marmore waterfalls, which are the highest in Italy, created artificially by the Romans in 271 BC, is today a beautiful place for walking and a starting point for rafts descending the Nera river.
Urbino, capital of the duchy of the great Montefeltro family, birthplace of Raffaello and historic university town.