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Culture Of The Region Umbria Of Italy

Umbria is the only landlocked region of Italy, but that did not diminish the region’s growth. Umbria’s location offers a centralized, strategic position, acting both as a north / south crossroads and as a gateway between two seas, the Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian. As a hub of the trade routes, Umbria integrated and adapted to diverse cultures: from Etruscans to Romans, Longobards to the Pontifical state. Umbria has also become a destination for pilgrims from all over the world.

Numerous archaeological finds have unearthed a human presence in Umbria dating back to Palaeolithic and Neolithic periods; flints and arrowheads have been found on several river plains and around the shores of Lake Trasimeno, and burial chambers close to Spoleto date to the time between the Bronze and Iron Ages.

At around 1000 BC a tribe—probably of Indo-European origin—known as the Oscan-Umbrians (Umbri) arrived in the region, establishing many settlements that continue as cities today, such as Terni, Todi, Spoleto, Assisi, Gubbio, and Città di Castello.

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