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Italy Sightseeing: Umbria
Umbria - The "Green Heart" of Italy
In this so-called "green heart" you will find colourful,
diverse scenery: extensive flowing green areas and, just as in Tuscany,
a countryside filled with cypresses, vin yards and olive trees.
This intermingled with interesting towns and picturesqe villages,
where time seems to have stood still.
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Umbria's past treasures
In this region too you will find numerous art treasures from the past.
Visit for instance Orvieto, Assisi or Perufia, or somewhere like Gubbio,
Todi, Spello or Montefalco, where you can still feel the history.
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Umbria - forests and mountains
You will also find the high, rugged mountain regions of the Apennines
in the east with extensive forests. In particular "Piano Grande",
a flowering region enclosed by mountains, or the Lago Trasimeno
surrounded by sandy beaches.
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Umbria - Beautiful scenery
In a region with hills, mountains, lakes and rivers it's of course not
hard to find and activity to suit you.From walking, fishing and horse
riding to kayaking, skiing or hang-gliding.
But Umbria is especially a place for unwinding!
Top sightseeing tips Umbria
- Orvieto,
spectacular location, with one of the most beautiful gothic cathedrals
in Italy.
- Assisi,
a beautiful hillside town and the birth place of San Francesco, the
patron saint of Italy, with it's imposing church "Basilica di San
Francesco", his last resting place.
- Perugia,
the capital of Umbria, with it's atmospheric, old town centre and a
number of interesting sights.
- The charming
Todi, with it's beautiful Middle Ages plain, historic buildings, picturesque
streets and beautiful views.
- The national
park Monti Sibellini in the east, with impressive mountains and the
Piano Grande.
Umbria Map
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