Umbria Nature Parks

The landscape of Umbria is one of the most interesting and several of Italy from the point of view naturalistic. At the Apennine chain plus the internal plains, steep gullies, the sweetness of the hills, and still lakes, waterfalls and extensive forests, which are the last refuge for some species among the most rare fauna Italian, as the wolf, the wild cat and the golden eagle. After an intense and continuous exploitation of forest resources that California has suffered since the Middle Ages, the trend has been reversed in the second half of'900 with EU afforestation and the increased sensitivity to environmental issues, which led the establishment of several regional parks and a national park.

The small region of Umbria is located at the center of the Italian peninsula and is a territory made up of plains and hills from soft curves. This region is home to many cities full of charm, history and culture as Perugia, Terni, Assisi, Spello and Spoleto. It 'a region rich in traditions, natural beauty and architectural features and small medieval villages surrounded by seven nature reserves, not by chance Umbria is called "green lungs of Italy." It 'impossible to speak of Umbria without naming the town of Assisi: a fascinating and mysterious town surrounded by verdant hills, famous for being the birthplace of St. Francis, patron of Italy, that in Assisi founded his monastic order.