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Viral dancing seniors strike a chord in Italy's ageing interior
The viral success of an elderly couple dancing in a Roman piazza has resonated across Italy, where the population is the oldest in the EU and many inland towns are graying fast.
Niccolò Mariani · 420 words
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Geography & climate
Mediterranean-continental; warm summers, cool winters.
Landlocked Apennine hills and valleys, the Tiber, medieval hill towns.
Economy & culture
Agriculture, food and chocolate, tourism, small manufacturing, ceramics.
Assisi and Franciscan heritage, hill towns, festivals (Umbria Jazz, the Spoleto Festival).