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THEMATIC HOLIDAYS
A selection of the best offers for holidays with the family, with your pet, relaxing or just simply enjoying the seasonal joys of this exceptional region... the choice is yours.
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Gourmet Packages
From fishing to guided tours of the Sportoletti winery and the Trevi olive oil press, cookery courses, tasting dinners and more, Umbria has much to offer your palate an unforgettable experience.
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Ancient documents and illuminated manuscripts
Umbria, with its history stretching back over thousands of years into its golden age during the Middle Ages, is simply a goldmine for those who have a passion for ancient documents and manuscripts. Possibly the region’s best known written artefact are the Iguvine Tables, in the second room of Gubbio’s Palazzo Dei Consoli. The Iguvine
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Renaissance Umbria
In 1452 Brother Jacopo – the warden of Montefalco’s Franciscan convent – commissioned the Florentine painter Benozzo Gozzoli to decorate the apse of the Church of San Francesco with a cycle of frescoes depicting episodes from the life of St Francis. Divided into three orders, the frescoes display the strong influence of those painted by Giotto for the Basilica of St
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Umbria the Poet’s Muse
Quella terra dell'Umbria più vicina alla pianura che sotto soggiace mi generò fertile di floride contrade
Sextus Propertrius
Through the ages Umbria, with its bewitching and varied countryside, has provided the source of inspiration to a host of poets from Classical antiquity to the present day.
The Callimachus of Rome, as he liked to call
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Umbria With the Kids: Perugia’s Città della Domenica
With over 40 hectares of grounds within easy reach of central Perugia, the Città della Domenica at Monte Pulito is a must for parents with their children in need of fresh air and in search of relief from city life.
The park contains an abundant assortment of free ranging wildlife, from deer to roebuck, a section devoted
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Golf & Art in Umbria
What better combination for a relaxing and enriching holiday than art, nature and golf?
With around a million tourists each year to Umbria, who come to admire its unique countryside and marvel at its artistic heritage, the region also offers good facilities for golfers.
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