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Town: Terni (central)
Long dismissed as Tuscany's "gentler sister", the region of Umbria has recently emerged from the shadow of its more famous western neighbour. Forming an expanse of gentlepastoral countryside and high mountain wilderness, the picturesque region has been dubbed the "Green Heart of Italy".
Umbria is also well known for the beauty and profusion of its medieval hill towns.
 

Terni - the name of the town derives from the term "interamna", which means "between two rivers", a clear reference to the setting of the town at the confluence of the stream Serra with the river Nera.
The valley where Terni is situated, a natural amphitheatre surrounded by green hills, was already inhabited in prehistoric times. It was once a Roman municipium and acquired some importance as a trading centre.

Today, Terni is a modern town, characterised by regular wide streets lined with trees. Many of the buildings standing along the principal streets were rebuilt in the post-war period, while some are decidedly more ancient.
The pleasant centre of the town reveals surprising corners where interesting remains of the past recall other ages and different lifestyles.

Affiliated hotels:   Classhotel Terni
Located only 2 km from Piazza Duomo, the ClassHotel Terni offers a perfect combination of modern comfort and ancient historical ambience. The hotel offers 69 comfortable double rooms and two suites. No smoking rooms and disability accommodations are available. All the rooms are perfectly sound proofed and fully air-conditioned, with private bathroom, hair-dryer, TV satellite, minibar, direct-dial telephone, key card, free newspaper from Monday to Friday.

Places to visit and things to do: 
The ruins of the Anfiteatro Fausto together with the Churches of St. Francesco and S. Valentino are proofs of an impressive cultural and historical past. Just a few kilometres from the Town Centre is the beautiful natural landscape of  Marmore Falls (among the highest in Europe) and Piediluco Lake. Terni also boasts a lively nightlife with a variety of discos, cafés and pubs. At easy reach are historic cities such as Cascia, Spoleto, Assisi and Todi.
 

Regional food: 

The food of Umbria is simple but often hearty. It's packed with flavour and based on peasant cooking. Local specialities include Middleage appetizer, Gratinated gnocchi with truffle and gorgonzola cheese, Ciriole with cep mushrooms, Chicken Moscagnin filled with magro, truffle and cumino’s spice and Rabbit roll filled with lardo di colonnata and potatoes with rosmary. 

Local wines: 

Vineyards are seen everywhere in central Italy, and these wines are tasteful and made from the best grapes. A selection of the best wines from the Terni area: Sagrantino di Montefalco, Rubesco Lungarotti.

Location: 

Motorway Firenze-Roma-Orte, Exit Terni nord. Distance: Rome 120 km, Florence 230 km, Perugia 80 km

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Town: Foggia/S.Giovanni Rotondo (south east)

If Italy is known as the "boot", the Puglia region is the heel of the boot. The region's trademark is the 760 km long shoreline that makes Puglia one of the most popular tourist places in Italy. Foggia, is situated at the centre of the Tavoliere plain, at the convergence of the major communication routes that link the south of Italy to the north and the Adriatic Sea to the Tyrrenhian. Thanks to its favourable geographic position, Foggia has expanded greatly as a commercial centre. Already in the 12th century the town was an active agricultural market exporting wool, livestock and wheat. Every year S. Giovanni Rotondo is host to one of the most important farming and livestock fairs in southern Italy, a long-standing tradition dating back to the 13th century.
It is also a busy industrial centre operating within the paper, metallurgical, mechanical, textile and food processing sectors. 
 

Affiliated hotels:   Nicotel S. Giovanni Rotondo

Located in the city centre of S.Giovanni Rotondo, Padre Pio's famous religious birthplace, The Nicotel hotel offers 84 comfortable rooms. No smoking rooms and disability accommodations are available. All the rooms are  fully air-conditioned, with private bathroom, hair-dryer, TV satellite, and direct-dial telephone. In addition, the hotel features a Restaurant, private garden and Conference facilities.

Places to visit and things to do: 

Famous religious place with Sanctuary of Padre Pio and San Michele Arcangelo. Excursions to the Gargano’s protected natural park as well as to more than 100 km of magnificent coastline and  seaside resorts. Don't miss the annual farming and livestock fair if you're in the area.

Regional food: 
Local specialities include Primosale fry with honey and Gargano’s tipical cuts. Broad beans and cicories capriata; Cicatelli with mushrooms and sausage. S.Egidio’s lamb in the oven with aromatique herbs; Goat kid soufflé with potatoes and lampascioni (called “reanata”). Dessert Calzoncelli di chick-peas, chestnuts and chocolate.
 

Local wines:

A popular wine from this area is Cacc’e mitte.

Location:

Motorway A14 exit San Severo. Distance: Foggia 30 km, Bari 160 km,  Pescara 170 km, Naples 220 km