The Arno Valley

Casentino Park 40 km, Poppi - Romena 38 km, Firenze 100 km (by train), Arezzo 18 km, Cortona 42 km, Pienza 85 km, Montalcino - Siena 110 km.

Among the religious buildings not to be missed are: the parish Church of Socana, San Pietro a Romena, Santa Maria Assunta a Montemignaio, the dining room of Montauto, the Monastery of Cerbaiolo. Among the civil buildings noteworthy are: the Bufalini Castle at San Giustino. The remains of the villa that once belonged to Plinio, the Young at San Giustino are worth a visit. The craft production boasts: lace making, weapons and wickerwork in Anghiari. Many are the activities aiming at exploiting the territory resources: tobacco processing, in Anghiari plain you can experience the growing and processing of woad (its leaves are used to extract the blue dye) and of the officinal herbs that Aboca, a company of Sansepolcro, exploits to produce herbal cosmetic products.

Simone’s Rock and the Rognosi Mountains and their charming natural landscapes where you can catch a glimpse of wolves, roe-deers, badgers, foxes, porcupines or birds of preys such as sparrow hawks, buzzards or golden eagles. The lake of Montedoglio and the holm of the Tiber, bordering Anghiari and Sansepolcro, are a natural oasis for a great variety of water birds.

Tail Water, fly-fishing on the Tiber river. Mountain-biking routes and trekking in Valtiberina.

Gianfranco Giorni, present-day poet, painter and sculptor, who lives and works in Aghiari. Courses of lacquering, inlaying, carving, gilding and furniture restoration under the guidance of Master Santi.