On July 4, the historic city of Assisi, nestled in the heart of Italy’s Umbria region, will host the international traveling exhibition “Jordan: Dawn of Christianity” following its stellar debut at ...

Assisi, Italy: where to stay Tim Jepson visits Assisi in the Umbrian countryside and picks his top hotels, from noble townhouses to rural retreats, and chooses the best places to eat. Tim Jepson ...

Here, in the green heart of Italy, you can base yourself in Perugia or Assisi and visit the hilltop villages by car, or spend the days in the great outdoors hiking, rafting, or cycling.

Packed with picturesque hill-top towns, resplendent with religious treasures and offering a feast of irresistible edibles, Umbria is Italy's spiritual heart. Rory Ross laps it up ...

Umbria by Train: A Journey Into the ‘Green Heart of Italy’ Three hill towns in this landlocked region offer cultural riches, culinary delights and wondrous views. Here’s how to get to them ...

The Fertility Room project in Assisi, in Italy’s Umbria region, could urge more towns in the country to launch their own plans to combat the dire birthrate.