ItalyItalia's Umbria Travel Guide

Neal is a travel writer, painter and English teacher based in Italy’s Umbrian region. He lives in the upper Tiber Valley just outside the main town of Citta di Castello. When not working he relaxes by taking his dog Barney for walks around the beautiful Italian countryside on his doorstep.

"When you live in the place where Saint Francesco walked, Raphael was taught and the very earth that gave rise to the pigment umber, you cannot help but be moved by the area. Every village has something significant and of interest, each day brings a new sagra, festa or reason to eat plenty and the friendliness of the local people make the whole experience even more fascinating".

Neal Winfield's Travel Guides

Neal's Profile

Born in Coventry, he spent most of his formative years in South Africa.
After returning to the United Kingdom he studied Glass Design and Art History in Stourbridge College of Art before moving to Cardiff where he spent the next 22 years.

A series of Italian holidays led him to believe that living “la dolce vita” would be a better way of life than chasing the rat race. So two years ago he moved lock, stock and barrel to Italy’s green heart – Umbria.

He now spends his time researching, painting and writing about the treasures, cuisine and secret places that abound in his backyard.

As well as writing for Italy/Italia, he also puts pen to computer for:

www.lifeinumbria.com

www.reelstreets.com

www.purecontent.com

He has his own space on:

www.hubpages.com and

www.umbriart.blogspot.com

Welcome to Umbria! Top 10 Things to Do

Perugia Location Guide

Lake Trasimeno Location Guide

The National Gallery of Umbria

Spoleto Location Guide

Palio della Balestra, Medieval Crossbow

Assisi Location Guide

Eat, Drink or Sculpt it: The Perugia Eurofest 2009

Location Guide to Orvieto and its Duomo

A Guide to the Autumn Umbrian Festival Calendar

Umbria Shopping  Guide

Gubbio Location Guide

Umbria at Christmas

Location Guide to Bevagna

Umbria's Fluviale della Nera National Park

Location Guide to Citta di Castello

A Guide to Umbria's Thermal Spa

Location Guide to Deruta

Location Guide to Cascia

A Guide to Umbria's Hilltop Towns

Travel experience

The best way to find the tourist trail is to ask a tourist. Neal is lucky to be a tourist every day, constantly searching out new experiences in the Umbrian wilderness, different restaurants and dishes to try and novel, exciting traditions to witness.