Treasures of Umbria

Presents a photographic portrait of a region that is home to Assisi - the most celebrated religious shrine in Italy - as well as an area of tremendous natural beauty. This illustrated volume aims to convey the unsurpassed spiritual, historical, architectural, artistic, and cultural heritage of the area as well as its diverse landscapes.

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Armchair travellers and lovers of Italian culture will appreciate this pictorial tribute to one of Italy's most fascinating regions. A vivid photographic portrait of a region that is home to Assisi - one of the world's most important religious and artistic sites - as well as an area of tremendous natural beauty. This handsomely illustrated volume transports readers to an illustrious region known for its art and architecture, and equally blessed with natural beauty. From Assisi - the most celebrated religious shrine in Italy - to the roaring falls at Marmone to beautiful Lake Piediluco, this book conveys the unsurpassed spiritual, historical, architectural, artistic, and cultural heritage of the area as well as its diverse landscapes. The photographs, which include sweeping wide-angle shots of the landscape as well as meticulous close-ups of details of frescos, create a moving portrait of a region with an unmistakable character in which the beauty of nature harmonizes with the eternal works of human genius and inspiration. This work is a pictorial tribute to one of Italy's most fascinating regions. It includes sweeping wide-angle shots of the landscape.