TOURING ITALY: UMBRIA
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Capital city: Perugia
Provinces: Perugia, Terni
Umbria is located in central Italy. Its territory composed mainly of lush rolling hills and mountains. The Apennine Mountains rises here to over 2400 meters (Mt. Vettore).
Umbria has beautiful countryside, vineyards, archaeological sites (including Etruscan), hilltop villages and six national parks.
Perugia is the capital of Umbria, a cultural center with University. The town of Assisi lies on the slopes of Mount Subasio about 400 meters height. Orvieto was founded by the Etruscans and it is built on a tufa rock.
Food & Wine: 'Orvieto Doc' is one of the most famous Italian wines. 'Orvieto Classico DOC' , 'Orvieto Superiore DOC', 'Orvieto Classico Superiore DOC', 'Trebbiano', 'Procanico', 'Grechetto'
Cuisine: 'Crostini with truffle', (little toasted bits of bread topped with various spreads and truffle), 'Gnocchi of castrato', Black truffles, 'Porchetta' (Pork stuffed, herbed), 'Cinghiale' (wild boar is often eaten over pasta as a sauce or as the main course), 'Castagnaccio'(a cake made out of chestnut flour)
Umbria has beautiful countryside, vineyards, archaeological sites (including Etruscan), hilltop villages and six national parks.
Perugia is the capital of Umbria, a cultural center with University. The town of Assisi lies on the slopes of Mount Subasio about 400 meters height. Orvieto was founded by the Etruscans and it is built on a tufa rock.
Food & Wine: 'Orvieto Doc' is one of the most famous Italian wines. 'Orvieto Classico DOC' , 'Orvieto Superiore DOC', 'Orvieto Classico Superiore DOC', 'Trebbiano', 'Procanico', 'Grechetto'
Cuisine: 'Crostini with truffle', (little toasted bits of bread topped with various spreads and truffle), 'Gnocchi of castrato', Black truffles, 'Porchetta' (Pork stuffed, herbed), 'Cinghiale' (wild boar is often eaten over pasta as a sauce or as the main course), 'Castagnaccio'(a cake made out of chestnut flour)
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A yourney to Umbria, the picturesque Italian regionItinerary: Perugia, Assisi, Castelluccio, Norcia, Spoleto, Montefalco, Narni, Orvieto 
A yourney to Umbria, one of the most picturesque Italian regions from a naturalistic point of view as well as the cradle Cat.: Country tour Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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Assisi, a beautiful art city where religion and history meetItinerary: Assisi 
Assisi, the native town of St. Francis where art, religion, history meet and where the Middle Ages seem to come alive Cat.: Art City Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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Perugia, visiting the ancient Etruscan art city in UmbriaItinerary: Perugia 
A walk in Perugia to discover its Etruscan and Medieval history, beautiful churches, momuments and works of art Cat.: Art City Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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Orvieto, a charming Medieval town in UmbriaItinerary: Orvieto 
Orvieto is a beautiful ancient city in Umbria, located on a cliff and rich in religious and archeological treasures Cat.: Art City Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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Bevagna, one of the most amazing art cities in ItalyItinerary: Perugia, Bevagna 
Bevagna, the Medieval Umbrian village 26 miles sud-est of Perugia, is one of the most amazing art cities in Italy Cat.: Art City Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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*Among ancient fortresses and Medieval villages in Umbria+Roadbook Itinerary: Terni, Amelia, Castel dell'Aquila, Dunarobba, Montecastrilli, Carsulae 
In the south of Umbria discovering fortified Medieval villages, medieval castles, fortresses and ancient Roman ruins Cat.: Country tour Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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*In the heart of the Umbrian Middle Ages+Roadbook Itinerary: Assisi, Bastia Umbra, Spello 
In the heart of the Medieval Umbria along the road that links Bastia Umbra, Assisi and Spello, among the green hills Cat.: Country tour Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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*Scenic drives in Italy through Sibylline Mountains in Umbria+Roadbook Itinerary: Sibylline Mountains, Spoleto, Visso, Castelsantangelo sul Nera, Castelluccio, Preci, Norcia 
A scenic drive in Umbria to discover the magnificent, lunar landscape of the Sibylline Mountains National Park Cat.: Country tour Location: Countryside Region: Umbria ->the end in Marches
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Walking along the roads of Montefalco Sagrantino DOCGItinerary: Montefalco 
Sagrantino DOCG Wine is a typical local product of Montefalco, a Medieval Umbrian village rich in countless treasures Cat.: Food & Wine Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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Norcia and the black diamonds of the Umbrian cuisineItinerary: Norcia 
Norcia, located in the green Umbria, is an ancient village renowned for its black truffles growing in the nearby area Cat.: Food & Wine Location: Countryside Region: Umbria
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