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An ancient Umbrian town inspired the setting for The Chronicles of Narnia.What is the connection between one of the world’s most popular children’s book series and a small hill town in the heart of Umbria? C.S. Lewis, author of The Chronicles of Narnia, a classic of children’s literature, named the imaginary land where his tales are set after the ancient town of Narni, Umbria, after seeing the name in an atlas as a child.
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