Region

Umbria

The green heart of Italy: quiet villages, saintly hills, slow time.

Best time: April to June, September to October
Fly into: Florence (FLR) or Rome Fiumicino (FCO)

The region

The Quiet Heart of Italy

Umbria is Italy without the rush. A landlocked region of forested mountains, medieval hill-towns and Roman aqueducts. Where Tuscany dazzles, Umbria whispers; where Tuscany performs, Umbria contemplates.

Our estates here are sequestered amongst olive groves and oak woods, often within walking distance of millennia-old monasteries and truffle-rich valleys. This is the Italy of saints, scholars and slow suppers.

Places worth knowing

Assisi
Saint Francis' birthplace, with frescoed basilicas and serene pink-stone alleyways.
Perugia
An Etruscan capital atop a hill, with one of Italy's finest chocolate traditions.
Spoleto
Roman ruins, a Lombard duchy and the celebrated Festival dei Due Mondi.

The houses