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Umbria
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Cities:
Perugia is the regional capital. Other important cities are Assisi, Gubbio, Orvieto, Todi, Spoleto,Terni.
Must Sees:
Rich in history and in nature, Umbria offers the Falls of the Marmore, which are the highest in Italy; the sources of the Clitunno and Mount Subasio; the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli and the Rocca Maggiore. The ancient city of Spoleto offers the Roman Theater and Druso’s Arch; the Ipogeo del Volumni, which is an Etruscan tomb near Perugia.
Cultural events & Festivals
Assisi
CALENDIMAGGIO (Celebration of Holy Week)
Easter Week
Celebration of spring according to rites dating back to medieval times.
Foligno
GIOSTRA della QUINTANA (Joust of the Quintana) Umbria
Second Sunday in September
Revival of a 17th century joust with 600 knights in costume, historical procession.
Gubbio
FESTA dei CERI (Race of the Candles)
May 15
A procession in local costume in which tall shrines are carried to the church on the top of Mount Ingino.
PALIO dei BALESTRIERI (The Palio of the Archers)
Last Sunday in May
Medieval crossbow contest between Gubbio and Sansepolcro with medieval costumes and arms.
Food specialities of Umbria
stringozzi al pomodoro - handmade noodles with tomatoes, black olives and garlic
spaghetti alla norcina - black truffles heated in olive oil with a hint of garlic and anchovy flavor this special pasta from Norcia
palombacci alla ghiotta - spit-roasted wood pigeons with an elaborate sauce
porchetta - roast suckling pig
torcolo - sponge cake with raisins and candied fruit, specialty of Perugia
Wine & Wine Regions of Umbria
Whites: Assisi, Colli Altotiberini, Colli Amerini, Colli del Trasimeno, Colli Martani, Colli Perugini, Montefalco, Orvieto
Reds: Assisi, Colli Altotiberini, Colli Amerini, Colli del Trasimeno, Colli Martani, Colli Perugini, Lago di Corbara, Montefalco Sagrantino, Rosso Orvietano or Orvietano Rosso, Torgiano, Torgiano Rosso Riserva
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