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.