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A Guide to the Autumn Umbrian Festival Calendar

Wine, Asparagus, Red Potatoes & Mushrooms - A Guide to the Umbrian Autumn Festival Calendar in the heart of the Italian countryside.

A Guide to the best Umbria Hilltop Villages

Tour Umbria and enjoy stunning views from the picturesque Medieval hilltop towns that can be found in this central part of Italy.

A Guide to Umbria's Thermal Spas

Umbria literally sits in the heart of Italy, an area known for its natural beauty and medieval hilltop towns. But deep down under the Apennine Mountains, the pure underground waters have created an abundance of natural spas and wellness centres ...

A Guide to Umbrian Wines

As a wine-producing region, Umbria, located in central Italy, is known especially for its white wines including the doc wines, produced in Orvieto and Montefalco. Described as ‘liquid gold’, tasting some Umbrian wine is a recommended treat ...

A Pilgrimage Around Assisi

The medieval town of Assisi is best known for its famous saint, St. Francis. Here is some local history and suggestions of things to do and how to get to this Italian town set in the Umbrian countryside.

Amongst Umbria's towns, Todi is ideal

Set on a hill in Umbria's countryside, the Italian town of Todi is a place of unspoilt beauty and tradition, once given the title of ideal city.

Artists of Umbria

Art lovers will find the province of Umbria in central Italy a sheer delight to visit. Together with Tuscany, it has one of the greatest concentrations of Renaissance painters.

Christmas in Umbria

Umbria, Italy, is known for its medieval villages and beautiful countryside. But visit in December and alongside the attractions of Assisi, Perugia and Lake Trasimeno, you can also find the world’s largest Christmas tree and even a canoeing Santa...

Deruta Location Guide - Home of Majolica

Deruta is a medieval town famous for producing majolica pottery. This atmospheric Umbria town stands above the River Tiber in central Italy with winding cobbled streets, ancient gateways and a ruined castle to explore.