An essential guide to Umbria covering the region's top attractions and hotels, plus recommendations on eating out, from Tim Jepson, our destination expert. A few years ago, Umbria was known, if at all ...

Umbria, which shares a border with the well-known regions of Tuscany and Lazio, is sometimes described as "undiscovered," which for such a beautiful and conveniently located part of Italy should also ...

Central Italy’s capital cities, Florence (Tuscany) and Perugia (Umbria) have captured the attention of travelers for centuries and 2018 is no exception. Though Florence is the more famous of the two, ...

Nestled in the middle of Italy within easy driving distance of Rome, Florence and both the Adriatic and Tyrrhenian seas, Umbria is perfect for an Italian getaway. You know what they say about Iceland ...

For many years, Italians have hailed Umbria as Tuscany's prettier sister, a dramatic, mountainous country towered over by the Apennines to the east. Being the only landlocked county on the Italian ...

Reporting from Civitella, Italy — The anonymous stone building on the outskirts of Civitella, my Umbrian hilltop village, was a mystery to me. Every time I drove past, it was shut up and seemingly ...

Discover a delicious serving of next-level, food-focused destinations in the latest edition of Travel + Luxury magazine, available online. For many, the pandemic was a radical catalyst. Some emerged ...

Rebecca writes about Italian travel, culture and cuisine. She has been based in central Italy for more than three decades and has written for numerous travel publications on topics ranging from luxury ...