In Umbria you learn to know themeaning of beauty.
Umbria is theheart of Italy, but not simply for itsgeographical position. The region’swealth of natural and artisticwonders seems almost inexhaustible.Travelling the roads of Umbria is ajourney full of surprises, continuouslysuspended between the signs of awell-preserved past and a vocationfor the future that is entirely new,that has reawakened Umbria froma torpor that lasted for centuries(from the Renaissance onward, atleast), bringing to light a region thatis alive and exquisitely beautiful.Umbria today, reinventing itselffashionable but without overdoingit, has much to offer visitors: sport,culture, museums, epicurean delights,healing waters, and musical eventsof international renown. BecauseUmbria is a land of balance, able toassemble a thousand facets and athousand different souls into a singlefresco, a blend of man and nature,intense spirituality and secularpride. Immersed in an atmosphereof palpable harmony, every stretchof land and every city has its ownunique identity, the result of millenniaof civilisation that have left denselayers of memory and timelessmasterpieces throughout the land:Umbrian, Etruscan, and Roman fi rst;the extraordinary - and in many waysrevolutionary - period of the MiddleAges, and then the Renaissance. Inparallel, rural ingeniousness patientlychiselled the environment, reclaimingland, tilling and planting olive grovesand vineyards that not only produceprized oils and wines but have becomethe symbol of the region. Dotted withmedieval towns and silent hermitages,the Umbrian hills have just as muchto offer as other regions that may bemore famous. In Umbria you need onlytravel a few kilometres to discoverplaces of unspoilt wilderness, withcenturies-old beech woods, deepcaves, and mountains populatedby ancient legends.
And Umbria isalso rich in water: it rises in springsand mountain lakes, runs in riversthat carve impressive rocky gorges,and broadens out into wetlands andman-made lakes that are magicallytransformed into nature reserves.Lake Trasimeno, the gentle fl owingof the Tiber, and the leaping falls ofthe Cascata delle Marmore all seemto have been created intentionally toinspire poets and painters. At the endof the journey, one thing is certain:Umbria has a true vocation for beauty.
Umbria is theheart of Italy, but not simply for itsgeographical position. The region’swealth of natural and artisticwonders seems almost inexhaustible.Travelling the roads of Umbria is ajourney full of surprises, continuouslysuspended between the signs of awell-preserved past and a vocationfor the future that is entirely new,that has reawakened Umbria froma torpor that lasted for centuries(from the Renaissance onward, atleast), bringing to light a region thatis alive and exquisitely beautiful.Umbria today, reinventing itselffashionable but without overdoingit, has much to offer visitors: sport,culture, museums, epicurean delights,healing waters, and musical eventsof international renown. BecauseUmbria is a land of balance, able toassemble a thousand facets and athousand different souls into a singlefresco, a blend of man and nature,intense spirituality and secularpride. Immersed in an atmosphereof palpable harmony, every stretchof land and every city has its ownunique identity, the result of millenniaof civilisation that have left denselayers of memory and timelessmasterpieces throughout the land:Umbrian, Etruscan, and Roman fi rst;the extraordinary - and in many waysrevolutionary - period of the MiddleAges, and then the Renaissance. Inparallel, rural ingeniousness patientlychiselled the environment, reclaimingland, tilling and planting olive grovesand vineyards that not only produceprized oils and wines but have becomethe symbol of the region. Dotted withmedieval towns and silent hermitages,the Umbrian hills have just as muchto offer as other regions that may bemore famous. In Umbria you need onlytravel a few kilometres to discoverplaces of unspoilt wilderness, withcenturies-old beech woods, deepcaves, and mountains populatedby ancient legends.
And Umbria isalso rich in water: it rises in springsand mountain lakes, runs in riversthat carve impressive rocky gorges,and broadens out into wetlands andman-made lakes that are magicallytransformed into nature reserves.Lake Trasimeno, the gentle fl owingof the Tiber, and the leaping falls ofthe Cascata delle Marmore all seemto have been created intentionally toinspire poets and painters. At the endof the journey, one thing is certain:Umbria has a true vocation for beauty.
