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Let's introduce Umbria to youIngrandisci la carta dell'Umbria

All made of hills and mountains, streams and lakes, sources and waterfalls, crossed by the Tiber, Umbria offers a landscape that is so beautiful to be defined "picture-landscape".
The "borghi" (typical word to indicate the small middle-aged towns located in Umbria and Tuscany) rise on the slopes of the hills, while the various shades of green soften the medieval atmosphere of the region. The red and ochre shades, the rows of cypresses, the geometric forms, typical of Tuscany, and a certain primitive nudity of Lazio here, in Umbria, lack.
Perhaps Tuscany, this "queen of culture and art", has hidden, with its beauty admired by turists, coming from all around the world, the esistence of this bounding small region.
Infact Umbria has been recently discovered by a qualified and qualifing tourism and for this reason it offers so many things to explore.
Umbria has few rival lands for the capacity to surprise and emotion, and even being among the smallest Italian regions, it shows fastly changing landscapes, forming a fragmented puzzle.
In its territory, everything is so close that some brief movings are enough to cross the bright Trasimeno Lake, the Gubbio's wood landscapes, the green Valnerina, characterized by towers and castles, mysterious Sibillini mountains and Orvieto.
The whole region, besides, is full of minor centres and "borghi", often well placed in the country-side.
 

Tuscanian lands
Ingrandisci la carta della ToscanaWe could have a "never-ending discussion" if the Siena's lands form the most beautiful Italian province: Surely it can't be denied that it is the most varied and animated. It is so varied that it continuously contradicts itself opposing, in a few miles, the almost moutain landscape of the metalliferous hills (Chiusdino, Radicondoli and Casole) to the harsh and austere magnificence of Crete di Arsciano, Buonconvento, San Giovanni d'Asso). Its prestigeous vineyards are like towers defending its borders (Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti, Vernaccia). Its territory alternates woods, rocks and clay.
The olive groves and its generous lands producing fruits such as truffles and saffron alternate strikingly to spas.
Among the land-sea waves the castles, ancient villages and fortresses rise, but the most common walls are those of the farm houses, stonemade buildings, witnesses of an important rural culture. It is an always new and surprising land, to be remembered for its generous hospitality.


 
Upper Latium, or "Tuscia"Ingrandisci la carta del Lazio

It corresponds mostly to the Viterbo province and it is located in the northern part of Latium, bordering on Tuscany (north) and Umbria (east). In Tuscia there are medium elevation hills, two vulcanogenie lakes, wide flat lands and a spa close to Viterbo.
On its eastern part along the mid Tiber valley there are the clayey ravines, a natural curious phenomenon. Once avowed enemies of settlements and cultivations, the ravines are today getting more interest in view of a personalized tourism.
The strongest cultural image relates the Etruscans, pre-Roman populations, which left valuable witnesses in their necropolis, particularly in the areas of Tarquinia (painted tombs), Vulci and Tuscania:
The necropolis of Castel d'Asso, Norchia and Blera are remarkable.
The environment has not undergone substantial changes so that Tuscia has currently many natural reserves and protection oases (Lago di Vico, Valle del Treja, Monte Rufeno etc.).
The medieval towns cling to castles and collegiate curches, placed on tuffaceous spurs (that of Civita di Bagnoregio is remarkable). The renaissance villas are graceful and elegant.

 



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