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Contemporary art in Umbria

Visitors to Umbria interested in contemporary art should begin their itinerary in Città di Castello, home to the collection of the great Alberto Burri. Composed of works donated by the artist to the Palazzo Albizzini Foundation, the collection is currently housed at two different locations, Palazzo Albizzini – in Via Albizzini 1 – and at

The female saints of Umbria

Umbria is a region that has provided the Church with many female saints and the itinerary to visit the places sacred to them spans the entire region, from north to south. Starting in the Upper Tiber Valley, Città di Castello is known for St Veronica Giuliani, whose devotion to Christ was rewarded with the stigmata, and Beata Margherita, who

Benedictine monasteries

The Benedictine abbey of Assisi is just six kilometres from town, immersed in the lush vegetation at the feet of Mount Subasio. It was the very Order of St Benedict that donated the Porziuncola in Santa Maria degli Angeli to St Francis and his brothers, who adopted it as their order’s first house.

Ancient castles and fortresses

Just a year after being elected Pope in Avignon, in 1353 Innocent VI sent the energetic Spanish Cardinal Egidio Albornoz into Italy with the task of restoring order to the Church dominions there. Albornoz cleverly resorted to military architecture also as a means providing the local population with a lasting reminder of papal power, and the fortresses he had erected in Umbria, the Marche and in

Guided tours and itineraries in Umbria

Umbria’s licensed tourist guides are all members of the G.A.I.A. (Guide, Accompagnatori, Interpreti Turistici Associati) tourist guides and interpreters association. Many speak several languages fluently and are both highly experienced and qualified, frequently specialised in certain fields such as history, art history, archaeology,