his region stands in the heart of Italy and among its well known dominating towns we can find the splendor of nature undamaged and blooming. A Breathtaking countryside that forms a crown around the Umbrian towns and these of which are immersed in their unforgettable panoramas, their mesmerizing nature and among the relaxing hills. Umbria is a peaceful and tranquil oasis where picturesque villages are positioned, with a past that is still to be found in the medieval atmosphere, in the religious silence, in the unchanged simplicity. This positioning of these small intriguing villages, gives an affect of small nativities scattered on the surrounding hills, full of small streets that pass and cross one another and then resulting in small squares. In every corner Romanesque or Gothic churches , wonderful pieces of architecture and Podestà , Priori or Capitali del Popolo Palaces appear. It is also here that art could be said to have found its best representatives in Giotto, Cimabue and Pinturicchio creating in them wonderful exhibitions in every Umbrian town.

Gubbio

Città di Castello

 

he regions capital is Perugia which is immersed in its splendid memories of the past, a centre for art and culture which is enforced by having some of the oldest Italian Universities in Italy. An antique medieval core enclosed by Etruscan and Roman walls that are still in perfect condition, Perugia is spread on a hill with which results an uneven course of steep slopes up and down the city. It possesses many monuments and works of art: The Etruscan arch, the IV Novembre square which contains the Priori Palace and the Maggiore Fountain. In our itinerary we have to make a stop at the spiritual town of Assisi, the town known for centuries now as the home for San Francesco. Assisi renews its reputation for peace and togetherness by often organizing numerous meetings and marches addressing issues of dispute that involve all the international communities of the world..
Assisi runs along the Subasio Mountain above the plain. Although it boasts an origin from the Roman era, Assisi’s actual appearance was definitely determined by the medieval development.

Asissi

Perugia

he most antique core of the town is protected by a defensive mechanism that consists of eight fortified entrances and a long city wall, still in optimum conditions, which leads up to two Castles: the Rocca Maggiore (Major), reconstructed by Cardinal Albonotz in 1367 and the Rocca Minore (Minor). Assisi apart from the buildings of cult of such an importance that they can’t be considered only its patrimonial asset (like that of) San Francesco, tourists can visit also the Santa Chiara and San Pietro churches. Assisi’s cathedral , which is dedicated to the Patron Saint San Ruffino, has an unaltered splendid sculptured façade. On the inside it has succumbed to renovations that have distorted it and its original fittings from the XIII century, however. In Assisi’s town square found in the forum, we can find the Priori Palace from 1337, the Capitano del Popolo Palace and the Minerva temple from the Augustan period