In this edition
No dispatches in today's edition.
Geography & climate
Mediterranean-continental; warm summers, cool winters.
Landlocked Apennine hills and valleys, the Tiber, medieval hill towns.
Economy & culture
Agriculture, food and chocolate, tourism, small manufacturing, ceramics.
Assisi and Franciscan heritage, hill towns, festivals (Umbria Jazz, the Spoleto Festival).
Recent headlines from this bureau
- Assisi and Religious Tourism in the World's Travel Press
- Umbria Jazz Draws International Cultural Coverage
- Italy's Emptying Interior Through the Foreign Lens