Walking in Umbria Guidebook

Description

This guidebook describes 40 day walks in Umbria, among the ancient towns of Assisi, Perugia, Orvieto and Norcia. The walks range from 2.5km to 19km in length, with the majority of the routes being circular. Also included are several wonderful traverses have been included, with the return to the start point always possible by public transport. The walks are graded from 1 to 3, from easy to difficult.

Known as the 'green heart' of Italy, the region of Umbria is home to rolling hills amongst the Apennines and Sibillini mountains, as well as ancient villages, Roman and Etruscan ruins, dense woodland and nature reserves. The walks described cross flower meadows, wander down river valleys and also climb onto rugged hills and mountains, visiting Roman and Etruscan ruins as well as myriad ancient villages.

Published by Cicerone in July 2019, this is the 2nd edition of this Walking in Umbria Guidebook