Bradt's Umbria & the Marche is the most detailed guide to
combine these two small central Italian regions, which offer all
the beauty, history and culture of neighbouring Tuscany only
without the crowds, the traffic or eye-popping prices. Dana Facaros
and Michael Pauls (authors of the original Cadogan guide to the
area) lived in Umbria in the 1980s and have been returning
regularly and writing about it ever since. They are the perfect
guides to the region's landscapes, hill towns, food and wine, and
art and architecture. The superb art cities of Umbria and the
Marche steal the limelight - Perugia, Orvieto, Urbino, Assisi,
Spoleto, Loreto, Todi, where art fills every church and palazzo.
But never far from these centres wait unspoiled countryside of
rolling olive groves, forests and meadows, long walks and towns and
tiny villages, nearly all with a masterpiece or two to show off and
a great little family-run restaurant. The Bradt guide covers them
all, along with the republic of San Marino. The Apennines rule
here. The Marche's geography is dominated by a series of east-west
river valleys - the Metauro, Esino, Tronto, etc - twisting down to
the Adriatic and often ending in long sandy beaches, from the
historic towns of Senigallia and Fano through Ancona's Cornero
Riviera to the Riviera delle Palme at San Benedetto del Tronto.
Landlocked Umbria, where rivers flow into the mighty Tiber, has
exceptional water features as well: Italy's fourth largest lake,
Trasimeno; the Tiber Valley; Clitunno springs (once sacred to the
Romans); and Italy's most beautiful waterfall, the Cascata delle
Marmore. Featuring superb photography and expert recommendations to
suit all budgets, Umbria & the Marche - the fifth in Bradt's
increasingly highly regarded series of Italian regional titles - is
a timely guide to a more authentic corner of Italy.
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