Umbria and the Marches Features

Umbria and the Marches Features

• Top Reasons to Go
  Palazzo Ducale, Urbino: A visit here reveals more about the ideals of the Renaissance than a shelfful...
• Getting Oriented
  Central Italy doesn't begin and end with Tuscany; the pastoral, hilly provinces of Umbria and the Marches...
• Festivals to Plan a Trip Around
  Each summer Umbria hosts two of Italy's biggest music festivals. Spoleto's Festival dei Due Mondi (www.spoletofestival.it)...
• Making the Most of Your Time
  Umbria is a nicely compact collection of character-rich hill towns; you can settle in one, then explore...
• By Car
  On the western edge of the region is the Umbrian section of the Autostrada del Sole (A1), Italy's principal...
• By Bus
  Perugia's bus station is in Piazza Partigiani, which you can reach by taking the escalators from the...
• By Train
  Several direct daily trains run by the Italian state railway, Ferrovia dello Stato (892021 toll free......