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Umbria is in known as the "green heart of Italy". Umbria is right in the Center of Italy and has a gorgeous landscape. Umbria borders Toscana, Lazio, and Marche

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The capital of Umbria is Perugia. Other major cities and most known cities are Assisi and Orvieto. Umbria is not very popular, since its population is 162,000 people.

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Umbria's weather is best during April to October, but not during December or January because it gets really cold. Yet, Umbria is an amazing tourist destination that people should visit.

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The flag of Umbria is green with a symbol in the middle. The symbol represents candles that are used in a festival in Umbria

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One of the many festivals of Umbria is the festival of the Ceri. The festival of Ceri is celebrated to honor the patron saint, Sant'Ubaldo, who died on May 16, 1160. The festival of Ceri is celebrated on May 15th in the city of Gubbio. The festival uses three wooden artifacts called candles(Cero in Italian) that are 5 meters and weigh 300 kilograms. Each candle is dedicated to a patron saint. Sant'Ubaldo, patron saint of bricklayers, St George, patron saint of tradesmen, and St Anthony Abbot, patron saint of farmers. A Ceraiolo is the people who carry the candles. The Ceraioli are the citizens or residents of Gubbio, women cannot carry the candles, only men that can run fast and can carry lots of weight on their shoulders. Ceraioli have to carry the candles for about 4 kilometers. The ceraioli are part of three teams, each carrying each candle each having their own outfit. Lots of tourists go to Umbria to experience this beautiful festival.

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The cuisine in Umbria is amazing. Umbria is mostly known for their exquisite wine like white wine Orvieto. Their speacial mouthwatering cuisine consists of Torta al testo, frittata al tartufo, pasta alla norcina, and more.

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The landscape is Umbria is incredible. Umbria has some hills, deep valleys, and has some amazing mountains. The Apennines runs through the region and reaches its highest point at 2,500 meters with Monet Vettore. Rivers like Tiber, Topino, Chiasco, and Nera flow through Umbria. There are other bodies of water in Umbria like Lake Trasimeno, Piediluco, Mole, Faldo, Alviano and more. Umbria also has multiple caves and stalagmites like Monte Cucco.

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In the 6th century, the Umbri tribe inhabited Umbria and built some cities like Spoleto, Gubbio, and Assisi. Entruscans established towns like Perugia and Orvieto, and moved into the Umbri's land. The Umbri were forced out of their homes and into the Appenine mountains. In 295 B.C, the Umbri and Entruscans had to join forces to defeat the Romans, who wanted their land. In the 4th and 2nd centuries BC, Umbria was part of the Roman Empire. In 220BC, the Roman Emperor, Gaius Flaminius, made the Via Flaminia which became the main road through Umbria. It went from Rome to modern day Rimini and went through Terni, Spoleto, Foligno, and Trevi. After the fall of the Roman Empire, Umbria was invaded many times. In the 6th century, the Lombards founded the Duchy of Spoleto which ended the chaos. By the end of the 18th century, the French revolution started and invaded a big part of Italy which led to Umbria being part of the second Roman republic in 1798. In 1809, Umbria became a part of the Napoleonic Empire in 1809. After Napoleon's defeat, the pope regained control over Umbria until 1860. A year later, Umbria became part of the Kingdom of Italy.

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Umbria is well known for its historic and mediaeval landmarks and towns. Gubbio is a great example of one of these towns. Gubbio is the most preserved mediaeval town in Umbria. Gubbio is known as the "city of stone" for its mediaeval buildings such as Ducal Palace.