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'''[http://www.regione.umbria.it Umbria]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}''' is a region in [[Italy]]. It is one of the smaller regions of Italy, has no large cities and a total population of less than a million but what it lacks in size it makes up for in the beauty of its agricultural land and in a large number of fascinating small towns to visit.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.111|long=12.388|name=[[Perugia]]|image=|wikidata=Q3437}} -– the capital of Umbria, a lively university town with a fascinating medieval center.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.127|long=12.049|name=[[Castiglione del Lago]]|image=|wikidata=Q188487}} -– picturesque lakeside town with many restaurants and shops.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.460|long=12.243|name=[[Città di Castello]]|image=|wikidata=Q20413}} -– Burri Collection (modern art) and the Pinacoteca Comunale art galleries. [[Image:Todi-Piazza del Popolo-Duomo.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Cathedral at Todi]]

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.982|long=12.417|name=[[Deruta]]|image=|wikidata=Q20427}} – a center for ceramics.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.3521|long=12.5732|name=[[Gubbio]]|image=|wikidata=Q20458}} -– described as one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Italy.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.36345|long=12.32647|name=[[Montone]]|image=|wikidata=Q20487}} -– beautiful hill town, birthplace of mercenary captain Braccio Fortebraccio.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.0277|long=12.4377|name=[[Torgiano]]|image=|wikidata=Q20590}} – a fascinating wine museum.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.305|long=12.337|name=[[Umbertide]]|image=|wikidata=Q20685}} -– superb countryside around this market town on the River Tiber.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=43.071|long=12.614|name=[[Assisi]]|image=|wikidata=Q20103}} -– home of St. Francis and a major religious center, the Basilica has the world's best medieval art collection frescoed on the walls.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.934|long=12.609|name=[[Bevagna]]|image=|wikidata=Q20144}} -– small but fascinating town.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.9542|long=12.0048|name=[[Città della Pieve]]|image=|wikidata=Q20409}} -– Red-brickedRed–bricked town. Home of the painter, ''Il Perugino''.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.5194|long=12.5154|name=[[Narni]]|image=|wikidata=Q10866}} – has the largest Roman bridge ever built.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.7188|long=12.1122|name=[[Orvieto]]|image=|wikidata=Q541}} -– great cathedral, Etruscan sites.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.4230|long=12.4766|name=[[Otricoli]]|image=|wikidata=Q10870}} – old Roman town on the banks of the River Tiber.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.5623|long=12.6475|name=[[Terni]]|image=|wikidata=Q8621}} – the main industrial town of Umbria.

* {{Marker|type=city|lat=42.7811|long=12.4065|name=[[Todi]] |image=|wikidata=Q20579}} – impressive hill town with much to see.

[[Image:LightmatterAssisi BasilicaSan ofFrancesco StFrancisBW Assisi2.jpgJPG|thumb|right|250px|Church of St Francis in Assisi]]

* {{marker|type=vicinity|name=[[Lake Trasimeno]]|lat=43.133333|long=12.1|wikidata=Q188487}} -– beaches, swimming, walking and watersports.

The A1 Autostrada that connects Rome and Florence provides impressive views of [[Orvieto]], a town in Umbria, just to its west. However, most of the rest of Umbria is to the east of the Autostrada. The main access roads to Umbrian towns from the A1 are at [[Orte]], if coming from Rome, and taking the Siena-Perugia highway if arriving from Florence.

The main Rome-Florence railway line has a station at Orvieto, but not all trains stop there. A line also connects Rome with Florence via towns such as [[Spoleto]], [[Assisi]] and [[Perugia]].

'''===Umbrian Wine'''wine===

Over the last few decades the quality of wine from Umbria has been steadily going up. Umbrian wines are often better value than wines from neighbouring Tuscany because they are less well known. For example, when trying equivalently priced Montefalco Rosso (from Umbria) against a Rosso di Montalcino (from Tuscany), more often than not, the taster will prefer the wine from Montefalco.

'''====Red Wine'''wine====

Umbria has two red wines with the top Italian wine classification, DOCG (Denominazione Origine Controllata e Garantita), Sagrantino di Montefalco and Torgiano Rosso. Both these wines are grown in the hills south of Perugia, Umbria's capital city. The Torgiano Rosso DOCG was created because of the superb wines being made at the Lungarotti winery in the town of Torgiano. Sagrantino di Montefalco is made by several cantinas (wineries) with vineyards in the hills near Montefalco. This powerful red wine is made from 100% Sagrantino grapes, a variety grown only in this area. The wine has to be aged in barrels for at least a year and can only be released 36 months after the harvest.

There are many other superb red wines made outside these DOCG zones and again, the less well known an area is, the lower the price. Besides the usual Sangiovese blends many vineyards are producing superb "Super Umbrian" wines made with grapes not normally associated with the area.

'''====White Wine'''wine====