How to visit the art cities in Umbria: what are the most requested places and town

Ancient Via Amerina, following a long stretch on the River Tiber, in large part navigable in Etruscan and Roman times, linked with the southern Etruria and Umbria. Those who still runs between the Tiber and the Nera through a landscape marked by chalky ravines, caves and cemeteries, bottlenecks and the hills on which stand fortresses and castles, villages and monasteries, Renaissance palaces, spas. Geological history, political history, military and social will merge. The name of the country, f... (continue)

The importance of bumpy Subasio catching the eye of those cover this lovely land, prevalelentemente plain, watered by the Tiber lazy. The top floor of the Sasso, from 1290 meters above sea level, offers a horizon of 360 degrees, walking between soliarie fortresses, monasteries, abbeys, Mediterranean. The way the valley is agile and linear along the highway and 45, but alternative routes can be made on the old road linking the countries, cultivated fields and ancient villages where they spent Um... (continue)

Leaving behind the pass of Verghereto, we follow the thin line that is flowing over the Tiber valley. The plain widens, the mountains depart, Bell towers of the Town of Castle, the stronghold of Umbertide, towers, small villages and old houses surrounded by cultivated fields. The E 45 highway runs parallel to the Tiber River in the fertile valley that is increasing in the hills south discovering the small villages that recall medieval feudal structures and treasures of art, magnificent mountain... (continue)

The variety of landscapes and urban structures, crops and lush soul territory, populated by ancient villages. The sloping hills of Spello, built on a narrow ridge that descends from Subasio, guide our eyes to Foligno. From the plateau of Colfiorito, land of the famous red potatoes and lentils, Topino down into the level of Foligno in small gardens and orchards and the vines of red Sagrantino olive oil and gold are the wealth of the hills of Trevi and Montefalco, terraces facing the valley in wh... (continue)

It covers a territory is predominantly mountainous, rugged and rocky, with short stretches valleys and small basins, where the streets wind between curves and slopes, discovering the past diverse landscape. From the Basilica of St. Ubaldo, perched on the mountain top where a Christmas tree shines as large as the whole mountain, which takes upon stony Gubbio, an ancient city unique, it overlooks the vast lake basin at one time. From Gubbio winds towards the plain of Valfabbrica Franciscan who is... (continue)

'O Trasimeno, submerged by waves, for the potent ardour of the unbridled nymph you bestowed your name to the Lake,' is the way Matteo dall'Isola recounts the mythological origins of the Lake in his 'Trasimenide'. In the lake there are three islands where you can find traces of a long past and footprints of great personages. Like a Chinese puzzle, one of the most enchanting corners of the region reveals itself where the element of water unites until merging with the air. Where legend and reality... (continue)

Unspoilt nature, art, history, united the flavors of a food culture of ancient times. If this can be an expression summary of what is Umbria, a fortiori it can be said of a part, Valnerina. In this Umbrian Apennines, where the mountain peaks reach and often exceed the two thousand meters, you can visit ancient monasteries and medieval villages perched atop rocky spurs, you can taste the products of the 'charcuterie' famous the world, you can see the beautiful landscapes and practice different e... (continue)

The Tiber barred by the dam extends into Lake Corbara, river park and pleasant tourist area dominated by the relief on which it stands Basques. Later a section of the gorge narrows and accelerates the course of the river, where traces of prehistoric environment of a fossil forest. The valley is dotted with hills, however, and rocky cliffs, such as that which was perched on the beautiful Orvieto, riddled with tanks and wells dug in the tufa, undulating roads, panoramas urban overtime. Interestin... (continue)

A good road network connects the small and large centers of the territory, as the four bridges over the Tiber, now densely populated, making it possible to get in Perugia from different sides. Rise in fact is the more explicit terms, given the structure of the city built on two hills, once busy, now equipped with escalators and lifts. All centers are still the most interesting on the heights, for reasons of health and air defense centers of ancient Umbrian-Etruscan origin which retain many evid... (continue)

The expressway runs through the valley where, suddenly, between willows and cypress trees, the springs gush out of Clitunno, there arose the oracle of the god whom the Romans dedicated a temple. As they near the mountains and wooded hills of Martani Valnerina, we feel the coolness of a rich land and water sources and ancient history, a land of passage, guarded by watchtowers and fortresses and castles then became feudal villages, which claim in the name of their original function. Vineyards and... (continue)

The waters have marked since ancient paths in this area: the sources of San Gemini, where it was created the Roman city of Carsulae on the Via Flaminia, the streams, the Nera and Velino that gave rise to the famous Niagara Falls, the valley of Terni, almost a collector, the romantic lake Piediluco and hot springs rich in calcium carbonate. The Petrified Forest Dunarobba testifies distant geological history and traces of prehistoric sites were discovered on the heights. Park of the Nera and Veli... (continue)

The clear reference to Etruscan lexical Tuder explains the many aspects that make it attractive routes in this region of alternating valleys and hills, walls and bell towers. Read from a distance, the urban aspect, the present is medieval, but the prints are much older, as beautiful square of Todi, which hides perfectly preserved Roman cisterns. N the format on the Tiber valley and the Nestor you can visit Marsciano, center of commercial, agricultural and industrial, but the most ancient villag... (continue)