The Italian region of Umbria is not nearly as popular as neighboring Tuscany, and yet it has some enchanting hilltop medieval towns and impressive Renaissance masterpieces, minus the crowds found in so many of the popular towns in Tuscany. We debated about adding Umbria to our two-month motorhome tour of Italy, but with hindsight we are really glad that we have crossed the border into Umbria to visit the underrated city of Perugia and the holy town of Assisi.
Umbria is situated in central Italy,