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Umbria Region.

The green heart of Italy has no sea, and does not miss it. Assisi lies along the flank of Mount Subasio with the Basilica of Saint Francis at its tip; below, the valley, and towns like Bevagna, with its medieval square left untouched.

Postcards Assisi · Bevagna

Postcards from Umbria.

The façade of the Upper Basilica of St Francis in Assisi with the bell tower and the lawn in front — The Basilica of St FrancisAssisi · Umbria

Panoramic view from the forecourt of the basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, with the façade of the upper church and the Umbrian plain in the haze. — San Francesco and the valleyAssisi · Umbria

The basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi floodlit at night, with the bell tower and the long arcade of the Sacro Convento above the rooftops. — The basilica by nightAssisi · Umbria

The Palazzo dei Consoli and the fountain of Piazza Silvestri in Bevagna, its Gothic mullioned windows in afternoon light. — The Palazzo dei ConsoliBevagna · Umbria

A lane of pinkish stone in an Umbrian town, with pots of geraniums and cyclamens hung along the house walls. — A lane in flowerUmbria

The cloister of an Umbrian convent, with a stone well at its centre, a bell-gable and pots of red cyclamens. — A cloister with a wellUmbria

A Romanesque bell tower of pink stone with a clock, among the houses of an Umbrian town — The bell tower and the clockUmbria

The tiled roofs and bell towers of an Umbrian hill town, with hills in the background — Rooftops on the hillUmbria