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Umbria:

Umbria, also called The Earth of Italy, or The Green Umbria, or The Holies Land. These definitions underline the main traits of this Region. The earth of Italy is due to its geographical position in the middle of Italy, the colour green is because of the landscape, and for the Saints we can mention the Italy's patron Saint Francis.

A lot of little centres are spread out over the evergreen valleys, around  beautiful towns such as Perugia, Gubbio, Assisi, Spoleto, Todi, Orvieto.
 This lively countryside lives in a medieval atmosphere that makes all  charming and evocative. In this region past with its usages, customs  and traditions and present live in perfect harmony.

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At the same time its nature acts as a filter to the big changes of our modern culture. That's why we can understand  the various adjectives used to describe Umbria: calm,  restful, a Region with human dimensions.

This region has another characteristic: the extraordinary beauty of its monuments and its churches and the architecture of its minor centres.

Craft  has always been a  peculiarity of this region, reaching often high art levels. Ceramics, the working of iron, copper and wood are only some examples still present in Umbria.

 Umbria is 85000 sq km wide, with a population of about 800.000, situated between Lazio and Tuscany, the Marches, Emilia Romagna and Abruzzo. It is the only peninsular region without coastal areas. It is composed of two provinces: Perugia and Terni. The main river is the Tiber, the main lakes are Trasimeno and Piediluco.