About the Region

If you were to throw darts at a map of Italy Umbria would be the bulls-eye. Located in the center of Italy Umbria is the only region that doesn’t have a shoreline nor border another country. The regions of Toscana, Le Marche, and Lazio engulf the region.

Often referred to as Toscana’s sister region, or even more so as "The Green Heart of Italy", Umbria is filled with pastoral countrysides and lush mountain wilderness. It is filled to the brim with medieval culture and spirituality. It is very hard not to feel totally at peace amid the fertile blue-green hills of Umbria. It makes a perfect place for a type of spiritual retreat. Perhaps this is the reason why Umbria has produced an abundant share of saints. St. Francis, St. Clare, St. Benedict, St. Rita and St. Valentine.

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Umbria is not just for saints, however; it does have its fair share of beauty for the average traveler. The medieval/renaissance cities like Perugia, Assisi, Gubbio and Orvieto provide this region with its fair share of artwork that helps it step out of the shadows of Toscana.