This is Umbria, Italy. It begins where the water changes direction. On the SS77 between Foligno and Colfiorito, the road climbs onto the Apennine watershed. For about ninety seconds, neither region below has any claim on you. To the east, valleys drain toward Le Marche and the Adriatic. To the west, the water runs toward…
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