In the suggestive natural context surrounding Foligno are towns, castles, villages, fortresses, churches, monasteries and noble palaces giving witness to the succession of civilisations in the course of the centuries in this territory.

Here we come across Montefalco, called the Balcony of Umbria and famous all over the world for its excellent Sagrantino wine; Bevagna, at first a splendid Roman town and then an important medieval centre; Trevi, built on a gentle hillside coloured silver green by the many olive trees; Spello, attached to Mount Subasio and once a flourishing and important Roman colony; Nocera Umbra, a famous spa and mineral water spring; Gualdo Cattaneo, with its fortress and castles.

And finally, the main centre of the Umbrian Valley, Foligno, an important communications crossroads but also a town of historical and artistic interest. The old city walls still surround the noble medieval palaces and churches, like Palazzo Trinci, seat of the Art Gallery, the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Municipal Institution and the multimedia Museum of Tournaments and Games, the Cathedral, dedicated to the patron saint of Foligno, San Feliciano, facing on to the Piazza Grande, and the Palazzo Comunale dating from the 13th century, with a crenulated tower dominating the town streets.

The flourishing crafts industry ranges from the production of baskets and ropes in Bevagna to the centuries’ old production, unique in Italy, of files and rasps in Sellano, from the fabrics of Montefalco to the restoration of musical instruments and construction of organs in Foligno.

The cuisine has its roots in the local peasant tradition and is characterised by dishes with genuine flavours dressed with the excellent extra virgin olive oil from the hills of the area, accompanied by tasty full body Sagrantino wines.