"Sensational Umbria": Steve McCurry Photographs the Italian Region

A glimpse of Todi, seen from the window of an ancient palace

Spoleto Festival

Castelluccio di Norcia

Embroiderers at Panicale

Pala del Ghirlandaio, Palazzo Eroli, Narni

The caves of Monte Cucco

Restoring at the Chiesa di San Francesco in Montefalco

The Infiorata in Spello

Rocca Paolina, Perugia

A woman in traditional costume at the Festa delle Gaite in Bevagna

Legendary American photographer Steve McCurry is the author of the 100-photo essay "Sensational Umbria," a photographic project to launch the region internationally as a tourist destination, commissioned to him by the Region of Umbria.

Here's a selection of his photos:

Location

Umbria

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