Umbria
Umbria, one of the smallest regions in Italy, is entirely landlocked and often referred to as being the 'green heart of Italy'.
Umbria still loudly echoes the Middle Ages, and boasts (albeit quietly) a landscape of mediaeval hilltop villages, castles and monasteries.Umbria is celebrated for its rustic countryside and historic hill towns of pinkish gray stone. It echoes the Middle Ages with a profusion of medieval villages, castles, and monasteries.
This is a region that, despite being on the doorstep of Tuscany and en route to Rome, is largely untouched by large-scale tourism; there are many bargains to be had, and the countryside and towns will offer up many a sight to match those of neighbouring Tuscany.