LIZORI, HEART OF UMBRIA

“Green and holy” Umbria, the old image that invokes a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere of serene landscapes with medieval traces of walls, strict architecture and vast population on the territory. Places close to one another and yet separated mark the countryside and remind us of Renaissance paintings.
Umbria is the only Italian region that is not on the sea, and it has a colourful and varied landscape, marked by man’s intervention.
The dominant characteristic of the landscape is its hills, even if the mountains to the East are not more than 1500 metres high.
The broad valley of the Tiber (between Città di Castello and Perugia) and then the Valle Umbra, through which the Chiascio, Topino and Clitunno rivers flow, divide the region into two areas. Parallel ranges of hills to the East and West meet with lake Trasimeno in the North, drawing an arch.
Home and cradle of superior artistic production during the Humanism and the Renaissance (consider the masterpieces painted by Cimabue, Giotto and many others), this region has always had an important role in the cultural and spiritual panorama all over the world. Umbria, and Assisi in particular, represent a meeting point for many religious people (not just Christians) not necessarily connected with the Roman Church.
In terms of economics, the image of the “green and holy” Umbria has been flanked by the image of commercial and economical capacity of its inhabitants. Evidence of their entrepreneurial activity can be seen in the many firms and companies close to agricultural areas, which flank the main roads.