Umbria

Umbria, the heart of Italy!This definition is exact not only geographically, for the position of the region in the center of the Peninsula between Tuscany, Marche and Lazio, but also because the centrality is reflected in the characters of its people, in its speech, in its customs, in history and in the art.So sweet and happy land in the open smile of the Trasimeno, in the clarity of the hills dressed in olive trees and vineyards, in the fertile plain of the Umbrian Valley, as in the...
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Umbria, the heart of Italy!This definition is exact not only geographically, for the position of the region in the center of the Peninsula between Tuscany, Marche and Lazio, but also because the centrality is reflected in the characters of its people, in its speech, in its customs, in history and in the art.So sweet and happy land in the open smile of the Trasimeno, in the clarity of the hills dressed in olive trees and vineyards, in the fertile plain of the Umbrian Valley, as in the smile of its Franciscan Saints.Austere and strong land so in the iron-like fortresses, in the wild gorges and in the solitudes of the high Apennines, as in the deeds of its many captains of fortune: it has its unmistakable charm, discreet yet profound, well-distinguished even next to the splendor and grandeur of Tuscany and Lazio.Here mysticism is combined with realism: San Benedetto and San Francesco could not be born elsewhere; nowhere else could Giotto, Perugino and Raffaello find themselves. And only Umbria could inspire two of the highest pages of our poetry: The Canticle of the Creatures and the Song of Love.In Italian tourism, Umbria holds a place of its own, we would like to say privileged: Perugia, Assisi, Orvieto, Spoleto and the smaller cities of art are a destination not for crowds of crowds, but for small groups attentive to the appeal of the Franciscan religion, serene art and serene landscape.To many who know this beautiful Italian region, this work aims to remind the most beautiful visions already lived and to offer others of the less known ones; for those who do not yet know it, the image compiled by us to induce them to undertake, as soon as they are allowed, a journey that constitutes an event in everyone's spiritual life is worthwhile.