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Umbria

Umbria is a small region of central Italy, one of the few not to have direct access to the seas around the Italian peninsula. As small land mass, also has a very low population density compared to other areas in Italy. Extends for about 8,500 square kilometers and has nearly 900,000 inhabitants divided into 2 provinces: Perugia and Terni

Territory has always been a farming traditions, where the bond between man and nature has always been symbiotic. Green region per excellence, surrounded by mountains, with a continental climate that offers hot summers and cold winters. Called "green heart of Italy" for its position and its exceptional wealth of vegetation covering its territory . A unique  landscape of hills and mountains. An orographic profile completed by the flow of major rivers such as the Tevere River that runs through it from north to south, the Nera river arising from the Marches, through the magnificient Valnerina and cross the town of Terni, the Velino river, that dives into the Nera river forming the beautiful natural scenery  of  Marmore Waterfalls.

The Umbria region has been subject to domination as all Italian regions after the dissolution of the Roman Empire and during the Middle Ages has developed important movements of faith and culture, tied to the experience of St. Francis of Assisi and St. Benedict of Norcia. Small landowners were masters in different areas, and everyone built  his castle, many of them still visible and imposing, perched on green hills. With decades of papal rule, Umbria has developed a remarkable artistic richness: the frescoes of Giotto in the Basilica of Assisi and those of Gentile da Fabriano and Benozzo Gozzoli, numerous churches, the imposing cathedral of Orvieto, towers, small medieval towns, places of worship like Assisi and Cascia, the city of Norcia enclosed by thick stone walls.

Region of the Saints, prayers region, a region of hard work in the fields: a land full of great country houses, built to accommodate the many farming families who were working to "sharecropping", a regime in the countryside of Umbria has lasted until the late ' 50 of the twentieth century.

A peasant culture that has developed its own culture, the love of sound product , genuine, arising from the hard work in the fields, the care and love for their land. In this scenery opens immense and ancient olive groves, where the skilful hands of the people of Umbria, manage to exploit and make a totally unique product such as extra virgin olive oil.

Even now, after millennia, the culture based on love for the land continues, offering unique products, simple but rich in history and wisdom. This is the region of Umbria.

Landscapes and food

Castles, villages, Renaissance palaces, natural parks and protected areas are the wealth of the region. There are several different districts as are the scenarios: the Upper Tiber Valley in Citta di Castello, flat and suited to the cultivation of tobacco; Eugubino with the splendid Gubbio, the area of Lake Trasimeno, with the lake and the towns of Passignano and Tuoro and Citta della Pieve; Valnerina with the Park of the Sibillini, Norcia, Cascia and the Valley of Castelluccio, Valle Umbra with ancient olive groves, green hills, villages and jewels like Assisi, Spello, Trevi, Spoleto and the Terni area, with the Marmore waterfalls, the towns of Narni and San Gemini, the Amerino with cyclopean walls of Amelia, Orvieto area with the cliff of Orvieto and  Corbara Lake.

A region rich in scenery and culture could not offer typical products of absolute quality. In Umbria is essential good food and good drink. Prince of the table is definitely the Umbrian truffles, "gouged" in almost the entire region with special honor reserved for those of Norcia. Fundamental in local cooking is extra virgin olive oil, derived from the cultivar "Moraiolo", "Leccino" and "Frantoio". Emerald green, fragrant and slightly spicy, the Umbrian extra virgin olive oil is recognized around the world for its unique and unmistakable features.

In typical Umbrian dishes never fail mushrooms, as Porcini mushrooms, artichokes, garden vegetables, sheep's cheese and cold cuts, which stem from the wisdom accumulated over the centuries in the processing of meat.

Other excellent food are the Cannara onions, red potato of  Colfiorito, used in the production of particular handmade pasta like "gnocchi"; cicerchia, and the famous lentils of Castelluccio di Norcia.

Land generous also for wine, excellent Orvieto classic among whites. Sagrantino di Montefalco stands , unique and unmistakable, among red wines.

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