216. 10 Reasons We Love Italy's Umbria Region

Untold Italy travel podcast

Katy Clarke

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Leisure

4.6 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Nestled between Rome and Florence, Umbria is Italy's green heart, a beautiful and timeless region with charming hilltop towns, fields of flowers and delicious food and wine. Glam Italia guidebook author Corinna Cooke joins us to sing the praises of this wonderful region that is easy to access but somehow has fewer crowds than neighboring Tuscany

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0:00.0	This is the Untold Italy travel podcast and you're listening to episode number 216.
0:12.0	Ciao at all and benvenuti to Untold Italy, the travel podcast where you go to the towns and
0:18.5	villages, mountains and lakes, hills and coastlines of Bella Italia.
0:23.8	Each week your host, Katie Clark, takes you on a journey in search of magical landscapes, history, culture, wine, gelato, and of course, a whole lot of pasta.
0:35.4	If you're dreaming of Italy and planning future adventures there,
0:39.2	you've come to the right place.
0:49.9	Ciao everyone. Are you ready for a trip to the beautiful Italian countryside?
0:54.9	Today we are headed to Italy's Greenheart and the stunning region of Umbria, one of our
1:00.8	favourites and a place that is special to the untold Italy team in many, many ways.
1:06.9	Umbria is a landlocked region of Italy that has not seen the influx of foreign influences
1:11.3	that has caused other regions like nearby Tuscany to change and develop into European
1:16.2	superpowers in their own right. Instead, you might say Umbria is almost like Italy at its purest.
1:23.7	From a strong Etruscan heritage, the region has gently evolved without much radical change or influence from outside forces over many, many centuries.
1:33.0	Here, traditions endure and the pace of life rolls a little slower.
1:37.9	Joining me today to discuss all the wonders of Umbria is podcast favourite and author of the glam Italian travel guides, Karina Cook,
1:45.1	who shares a love of this under the radar region.
1:48.6	So without further ado, let's dive in and find out all the reasons why Umbria has captured
1:53.5	our hearts.
1:56.3	Ben Tornata, Karina, welcome back to the Untold Italy podcast.
2:01.1	Hi, Katie. Thank you for having me back to the Untold Italy podcast. Hi, Katie.
2:02.1	Thank you for having me back again.
2:04.6	You are always welcome, and I know you're just about to head to Italy again too,
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