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Umbria has many small and picturesque villages, 31 of them have been selected by I Borghi più belli d'Italia (English: The most beautiful Villages of Italy), [28] a non-profit private association of small Italian towns of strong historical and artistic interest, [29] that was founded on the initiative of the Tourism Council of the National ...
According to some Italian scholars, Amelia is the oldest town in Umbria. In the third book of his "Naturalis Historia", Pliny the Elder reports a statement made by Cato according to which the origins of the city were said to date back to the period of a mythical Umbrian king called Ameroë, the son of Atlas (hence the name of Ameria, by which the city was known in the ancient time).
Acquasparta is a town and comune in the province of Terni (Umbria, central Italy). It is located on a hill above the Naia Valley and the river of the same name, facing the Monti Martani mountain range. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [3]
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Umbria" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Assisi (/ ə ˈ s iː s i /, [3] also US: /-iː z i, ə ˈ s ɪ s i,-ɪ z i /; [4] [5] [6] Italian:; from Latin: Asisium; Central Italian: Ascesi) is a town and commune of Italy in the Province of Perugia in the Umbria region, on the western flank of Monte Subasio. It is generally regarded as the birthplace of the Latin poet Propertius, born ...
Montefalco is a historic small hill town in Umbria, Italy, with a population of 5,581 in August 2017. It has been settled since pre-Roman times, and retains many of its historic buildings. From 1446 to 1861 it was part of the Papal States. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). [3]