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Valtiberina Anghiari

Anghiari
Description: Stunning medieval little town on sides of the hills between the Sovara and the valley of the Tiber. Its name is connected with a famous battle ( the Battle of Anghiari) fought in 1440 in the plain of Anghiari and painted by Leonardo in the Salone of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Going up the hill you see the Borghetto, the medival core surrounded by imposing XVI cent. walls; the Campano, a medieval tower which, like a lighthouse, leads the visitor around; the Badia, an old rupestrian church founded by the Camaldoli monks about 1000. In the heart of the historic centre stands the Palazzo Taglieschi, seat of the Museo Statale which houses fine works of art (a policrome wood Madonna by Jacopo della Quercia, some Della Robbia terracotte, a XVI cent.portable organ still working). In spring the lanes of the village are animated by crowds of visitors coming to the traditional Arts and Crafts Fair.


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Height:
m. 429
Post-code:
52031
Km from:
Arezzo 28, Urbino 79, Firenze 105
Population:
5877
Telephone code:
0575

Useful Information

Public transport:
bus from arezzo
How to get there:
Motorway A1 exit Arezzo, then SS 73; from Cesena Superstrada E 45 exit Sansepolcro
Information:
phone 0575 749279
E-mail:
Weekly market:
Wednesday morning
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