Theme Week Umbria – Amelia

22 February 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© Attilios

Amelia is a town and comune of the province of Terni with a population of 11,800 inhabitants. It grew up around an ancient hill fort, known to the Romans as Ameria. The town lies in the south of Umbria, on a hill overlooking the Tiber River to the east and the Nera River to the west. It is The city is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Narni, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Orte and approximately 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Perugia. It is about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of Rome.   read more…

Theme Week Umbria – Narni

20 February 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

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© ImagoAnimae/cc-by-sa-3.0

Narni is an ancient hilltown and comune with 19,900 inhabitants. At an altitude of 240 m (787 ft), it overhangs a narrow gorge of the Nera River in the province of Terni. It is very close to the Geographic center of Italy. There is a stone on the exact spot with a sign in multiple languages. The city of Rieti claims to be the center of Italy as well.   read more…

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