A couple of hours from Deruta on the Adriatic see there is a Roman town called "Fano" (established 207 b.C.).
The meaning of the word comes from "Fanum Fortunae", temple of fortune in Latin. Indeed the town was at the end of the famous Roman road called "Flaminia".
From Fano on travellers were in the hands of the Fortune because they would face the open sea. Many Roman monuments and buildings withstand the passing of time in Fano, such as the arch of Emperor August. Walking in the streets of Fano is very nice and breathing the breeze coming from the sea is very healthy.
As a tradition Fano is the preferred seaside of the people from our region, Umbria, maybe because this town has old Umbrian origins. The Umbrians were a population of Italic origin that settled in central Italy in the Second Millennium b.C.
In the beginning their properties went from the River Tiber Valley to the Adriatic sea, Tuscany, Romagna and the Padana Valley. Then the Etruscans limited the territory of the Umbrians to the East valley of the River Tiber.
We are proud to be Umbrians in Deruta. Umbria is our region.
Photo: Rare example of the Umbrian language - discovered in the 15th century Re: Tabulae Iguvinae (3rd-1st century b.C.).
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