Population: 831.714
Surface (Kmq): 8456
Density (Inhabitants/Kmq.): 98
Main city: Perugia (PG)
Other towns: Terni (TR).

Umbria is situated exactly in the centre of the Italian peninsula and it has always represented a crossroads for people, ideas and cultures. Being a place of transit has also moulded the character of its people, who are generous and welcoming. As well its environmental riches the region has a major artistic and architectural heritage. Etruscans, Romans and then, over the centuries, refined lords and scholarly abbots have enriched this land with true architectural masterpieces: the cathedrals of Orvieto and Spoleto, the Palazzo Pubblico in Perugia, Todi and Gubbio, the Franciscan basilica of Assisi and mountain monasteries, villages perched on rocky spurs and castles standing on hills and rises represent the heights of a love of beauty that distinguishes the whole region. Umbria is also a mystical, spiritual and contemplative land and not even the thousands of visitors to Assisi, Gubbio, Spoleto, Todi and Spello have undermined the original sentiment that inspired saints and hermits, such as Francesco d’Assisi.