Holidays in Italy - Umbria & Le Marche





		Home > Destinations > Holidays in Italy > Umbria & Le Marche Italy - Umbria & Le Marche Umbria Rugged, wild, incredibly varied and beautiful, Umbria is known as Italy's 'green heart'. Walking and exploring here, you will fall under the spell of this most spiritual and mystical of regions, famed for its Romanesque churches and abbeys. Walking holidays In the Footsteps of Perugino (grade 2) • green landscapes • stay in beautiful hill-top villages • see some of Perugino's masterpieces Umbria, Italy's Green Heart (grade 2-3) • lush countryside • Romanesque churches & abbeys • little-known mountains, scenic trails Cycling holidays Saints, Gods & Angels (grade 2) • rewarding cycling • fascinating history • timeless medieval walled towns • enchanting scenery Villas, cottages & apartments Castel Rigone Apartments • beamed apartments in a medieval hill-top town • walking routes supplied • shared pool • sleep up to 4 Le Marche If you like walking, visiting medieval towns and exploring the quiet side of Italy, then you will love Le Marche. Away from the Adriatic Coast, this is one of the country's most rural and traditional areas, where picturesque hills hiding the handsome city of Ascoli Piceno give way to the high peaks of the Monti Sibillini, perhaps the most splendid mountains in the Apennine chain that forms Italy's spine. Villas, cottages & apartments Stefano's Barn Cottages • easy access to the Sibillini Mountains • panoramic apartments of character • shared pool • good walking nearby • sleep 2 < To the top of this page < Back to Destinations Index