Since everyone is always asking where I am in Italy and what it's like, I have decided to do a little report on this great region.(and I mean little, I could go on and on but there is just not enough time. Umbria is one of the 20 regions of Italy. One of Italy's smallest regions, it is land locked, and located almost dead center in the country. Umbria is boarded by the regions of Tuscany to the west, Il Marche to the east, and Lazio to the south. The capital city is Perugia which is near where I am located, and other large and influential medieval cities include, Assisi, Spoleto, Orvieto, Terni, Gubbio, Foligno and Montefalco. The Region is split into two Provinces named Perugia and Terni.
Lake Trasimeno is located in the region right on the border of Tuscany,and is one of the largest lakes in the country.
Umbria is full of amazing rolling hills and mountains covered by an abundance of lush vegetation. The region has all of the charm and beauty of Tuscany but without all of the tourists. The main produce in the region consists of Olive oil(arguably the best in the world), white and black truffles, Wheat, lentils of Castelluccio, amazing local cheeses, and the famous salumi of Norcia.
The most abundant meat in the area is pork, and it is followed by wild boar, lamb, guinea fowl, chicken, rabbit/hare, and beef. Fish can be caught of the lake or delivered from the sea.
And of coarse there is wine. The two famous wines from the area, Sagrantino di Montefalco and Orvieto Classico. Sagrantino di Montefalco, a DOCG wine, is a red wine from the city of Montefalco and must be made of 100% of the Sagrantino grape and Ovieto Classico, a DOC wine is a white wine from the city of Orvieto made from the grape varieties of Trebbiano, Procano, Verdello, Malvesia, Grechetto, and Drupeggio. Both wines are money.
I've included a couple pics of country side, one pic is a shot from a storm rolling in on the back yard. The one with the church is a shot of the Basilica of Saint Clare in Assisi. And the city on the top of the hill is Orvieto.
I hope that this helped at least a little bit. Ciao!
