Back in the 1980s, Dana Facaros spent three of the best years of her life with her family in a tiny hamlet (pop. 52) in Umbria's Valnerina, without a car or telephone, but where she and her husband Michael Pauls were instant celebrities by the mere fact of having two cute little kids, who went to the local school and immediately learned all the parolaccia (swear words) in Umbrian dialect. Along with acquiring in-depth experience of Italy's public transport system, developing an expensive taste for truffles, having long Sunday picnics in the Piano Grande and learning how to tell one 14th-century painter of Madonnas from another, Dana and Michael have been writing about the region and the next-door region of Le Marche ever since, and go back to visit as often as possible.

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• CONTENTSIntroduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy,People, Language, Religion, Education, Art and architecture, Music, Literature, CinemaChapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape,Embassies, Getting there and away, Health and safety, Women travellers, LGBTQ+ travellers,Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation,Eating and drinking, Festivals and annual events, Opening times, Shopping, Sport and activities,Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Perugia History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Whereto eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see anddo, Around Perugia Chapter 4 Lake Trasimeno and Surrounds Getting there and around, Tourist information, Where to stay and eat, What to see and do, Cittàdella Pieve Chapter 5 Northern Umbria Città di Castello, The Upper Tiber Valley, Umbertide and around, Gubbio, Parco Regionale del Monte Cucco, Gualdo Tadino Chapter 6 Assisi and the Valle Umbra Assisi and around, Spello, West of Spello: Cannara and Urvinum Hortense, Foligno, Nocera Umbra, Up the Menotre Valley, Bevagna and around, Montefalco and around, Trevi and Clitunno, Spoleto Chapter 7 Down the Tiber Valley Todi and around, Orvieto and around, Amelia and around Chapter 8 Up the Valnerina: Narni to Norcia Narni and around, Terni and around, Upper Valnerina, Norcia Chapter 9 Ancona and Its Province Ancona, Riviera del Conero, South of Ancona: 'Hills of Infinity', Jesi, Around Jesi, Parco Naturale Regionale della Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi, Sassoferrato, North of Sassoferrato, Fabriano and around Chapter 10 Northern Marche and San Marino Pesaro, Urbino, Montefeltro, South of Urbino, Fano and around, Up the Via Flaminia and the Candigliano, Senigallia and inland, San Marino Chapter 11 Macerata Province and the Sibylline Mountains National Park Macerata, Recanati, Macerata's coast, South of Macerata, North and west of Macerata, Tolentino, West of Tolentino, The Sibylline Mountains Chapter 12 Fermo and Its Province Fermo, Fermo's coast, South and west of Fermo Chapter 13 Ascoli Piceno and the Southern Marche Ascoli Piceno, Riviera delle Palme and the Tronto Valley, North of Ascoli Piceno, West towardsUmbria Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Glossary Appendix 3 Further Information Index

Back in the 1980s, Dana Facaros spent three of the best years of her life with her family in a tiny hamlet (pop. 52) in Umbria's Valnerina, without a car or telephone, but where she and her husband Michael Pauls were instant celebrities by the mere fact of having two cute little kids, who went to the local school and immediately learned all the parolaccia (swear words) in Umbrian dialect. Along with acquiring in-depth experience of Italy's public transport system, developing an expensive taste for truffles, having long Sunday picnics in the Piano Grande and learning how to tell one 14th-century painter of Madonnas from another, Dana and Michael have been writing about the region and the next-door region of Le Marche ever since, and go back to visit as often as possible.

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• CONTENTSIntroduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATIONChapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy,People, Language, Religion, Education, Art and architecture, Music, Literature, CinemaChapter 2 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tourist information, Tour operators, Red tape,Embassies, Getting there and away, Health and safety, Women travellers, LGBTQ+ travellers,Travelling with children, What to take, Money and budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation,Eating and drinking, Festivals and annual events, Opening times, Shopping, Sport and activities,Arts and entertainment, Media and communications, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Perugia History, Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Whereto eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see anddo, Around Perugia Chapter 4 Lake Trasimeno and Surrounds Getting there and around, Tourist information, Where to stay and eat, What to see and do, Cittàdella Pieve Chapter 5 Northern Umbria Città di Castello, The Upper Tiber Valley, Umbertide and around, Gubbio, Parco Regionale del Monte Cucco, Gualdo Tadino Chapter 6 Assisi and the Valle Umbra Assisi and around, Spello, West of Spello: Cannara and Urvinum Hortense, Foligno, Nocera Umbra, Up the Menotre Valley, Bevagna and around, Montefalco and around, Trevi and Clitunno, Spoleto Chapter 7 Down the Tiber Valley Todi and around, Orvieto and around, Amelia and around Chapter 8 Up the Valnerina: Narni to Norcia Narni and around, Terni and around, Upper Valnerina, Norcia Chapter 9 Ancona and Its Province Ancona, Riviera del Conero, South of Ancona: 'Hills of Infinity', Jesi, Around Jesi, Parco Naturale Regionale della Gola della Rossa e di Frasassi, Sassoferrato, North of Sassoferrato, Fabriano and around Chapter 10 Northern Marche and San Marino Pesaro, Urbino, Montefeltro, South of Urbino, Fano and around, Up the Via Flaminia and the Candigliano, Senigallia and inland, San Marino Chapter 11 Macerata Province and the Sibylline Mountains National Park Macerata, Recanati, Macerata's coast, South of Macerata, North and west of Macerata, Tolentino, West of Tolentino, The Sibylline Mountains Chapter 12 Fermo and Its Province Fermo, Fermo's coast, South and west of Fermo Chapter 13 Ascoli Piceno and the Southern Marche Ascoli Piceno, Riviera delle Palme and the Tronto Valley, North of Ascoli Piceno, West towardsUmbria Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Glossary Appendix 3 Further Information Index