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    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria: Smart Guide Italy, #12
    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria: Smart Guide Italy, #12
    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria: Smart Guide Italy, #12
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    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria: Smart Guide Italy, #12

    By Alexei Cohen

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    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria features:

    -Easy to navigate design
    -Comprehensive coverage
    -Tried and tested hotels and restaurants
    -Independent and on-location research
    -The most up-to-date information available

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexei Cohen
    Release dateAug 24, 2012
    ISBN9781476096100
    Smart Guide Italy: Umbria: Smart Guide Italy, #12
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    Alexei Cohen

    I fell in love with Italy while watching the movie La Strada in the basement of my university library. Since then I have met and married an Italian, written and edited several guides and enjoyed a lot of pasta, wine and gelato. I live with my family on the outskirts of Rome and cultivate my passion for Italy a little more everyday. Moon Rome, Florence & Venice is my latest book and a result of months of exploration. I look forward to sharing what I have discovered and meeting travelers in Rome to swap stories over a cappuccino.

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      Smart Guide Italy - Alexei Cohen

      Smart Guide Italy: Umbria

      Published by Smashwords Guides

      Amazon Edition

      Copyright 2013 Alexei Cohen

      Discover other titles in the Smart Guide series:

      Rome & Lazio

      Florence & Tuscany

      Venice & Veneto

      Milan & Lombardy

      Naples & Campania

      Turin, Piedmont & Aosta Valley

      Genova & Liguria

      Trentino-Alto Adige

      Northern Italy

      Northern Italian Cities

      Grand Tour: Rome, Florence, Venice & Naples

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      CONTENTS

      FOREWARD

      INTRODUCING UMBRIA

      History

      TOPS STOPS

      PLANNING

      PERUGIA

      Sights

      Entertainment and Events

      Shopping

      Sports and Recreation

      Food

      Accommodations

      Information and Services

      Getting There

      Getting Around

      Near Perugia

      UMBRIAN TOWNS

      Gubbio

      Assisi

      Spello

      Orvieto

      Todi

      Spoleto

      Valnerina

      Norcia

      FOREWARD

      Umbria is unlike any region in Italy. Part of the difference is it’s geographic position. It’s the only region in central or southern Italy without access to the sea and that isolation has led to a high concentration of beautiful hilltowns with unique traditions and original dishes that can only be sampled here. Umbria also has a strong connection with Christianity and has been a pilgrim destination for thousands of years. Fortunately it’s still a place where travelers can reflect and escape the hordes of tourists that flock to other parts of Italy.

      Smart Guide Italy: Umbria covers Perugia, the only true city, and all the major towns of the region. The relative small size of Umbria makes it possible to see it all in a short time. Distances are moderate and roads are good. The rural nature of the area provides many outdoor activities from rafting, to horseback riding to hang gliding that can turn an average holiday into an adventure. We’ve highlighted many of these opportunities and hope you will experience the best of Umbria.

      If you haven’t already reserved a place to stay you may want to browse our accommodation options.

      Smart Guide provides hundreds of convenient bed & breakfast, farmhouse and small hotel offers

      throughout the region. It’s a cozy and convenient way to meet locals, keep carbon footprints small and save.

      Enjoy the journey!

      Alexei Cohen

      Series Editor

      INTRODUCING UMBRIA

      You can tell an Umbrian town by the steepness of the climb. The walls are in good condition and the gates date from Etruscan or Roman times. There’s usually a stunning piazza and the wide steps of a palazzo on which to enjoy a gelato before having a look inside the duomo. Until April, the weather is cold and the wind blowing down narrow streets is best confronted with a hat and scarf. Summer is mild compared to other parts of the peninsula and Umbrian hills are a cool alternative to baking on overcrowded beaches. Although it’s true you won’t find any of the patented Italian crowd pleasers here (no leaning towers or cities covered in ash), what you do discover is nearly as satisfying.

      Umbria feels different. The colors are greener than they are in the south, the mountains are less imposing than they are in the north, and the sea is missing altogether. Perhaps it’s that lack of an outlet that has had the most impact on the region’s character. Umbria is a place where people talk less and say more with the words they do use. It’s also the home of saints like San Francesco and San Benedetto, who turned their backs on the material preoccupations of the medieval church and focused their energy on peace and goodwill. Assisi is in many ways the spiritual capital of Christianity lined with churches, monasteries, and convents that are still very active today.

      Baroque and ornate styles however never overshadowed Romanesque evident in nearly every piazza in Umbria. Fortunately the region’s centrality did not lead to unwanted growth. With the exception of Perugia, urban sprawl is limited and destinations like Gubbio and Todi are pristine time capsules from the Middle Ages. A Renaissance man returning to Spoleto after a 500-year nap in the mountains above town would feel little culture shock. Only the clothing has changed, but even fashion turns back time during the many costumed festivals held in the summer.

      Umbria has recognized the importance of the landscape, the products it yields, and the attraction these have for visitors. It’s no coincidence that markets selling local delicacies and specialty stores outnumber fast-food outlets; sustainable tourism has become the regional mantra. Environment matters

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