--- A luxury holiday villa, apartment and tours in Tuscany : Il Conventino,
Anghiari ---
The Surrounding
Area
The stunning town of Anghiari; Sansepolcro,
the birthplace of Piero della Francesca; and Arezzo Florence,
Siena, Pisa, Cortona and Perugia
are all easy day trips from Il Conventino.
Anghiari, with its fairytale
castle perched high above the Tiber valley, is an Etruscan
/ Roman enclave that has retained its mediaeval portals
and high ramparts as well as its stunning panoramas.
It is a focal point for exploring the culture and pristine
environment of the Tiber valley.
A precipitous main road catapults you
straight downhill across the plain to Sansepolcro, birthplace
of Piero della Francesca and the field where
the battle of Anghiari, a turning point in the history
of Italy was fought.
A museum in Anghiari displays copies
of Leonardo da Vinci’s magnificent cartoons depicting
horses in combat, inspired by the battle, while only
a few minutes drive north from the Conventino is the
celebrated birthplace in the Apennine foothills of Michelangelo,
his great rival. In the opposite direction at an equal
distance lies the hilltown of Monterchi which boasts
the superbly restored “Madonna del Parto”
by Piero della Francesca.
Further
afield
Within an easy day trip from Il Conventino
are the towns of Arezzo (where “Life is
Beautiful” was filmed) as well as Florence (Firenze
- 80 kms = 1 and 3/4 hours away), Siena (95 kms
= 2 hours maximum), Pisa, Cortona and
Perugia. Arezzo, only 25 minutes
away by car, lies on the Intercity Milan-Rome trainline,
and fast trains provide a quick and cheap way to the
town centres of Bologna, Florence and
Rome. Rome airport is about three hours drive
away.
Local activities
Anghiari is surrounded by excellent,
but modestly priced, restaurants featuring
local specialities like truffles and porcini mushrooms.
You may also want to experiment with produce purchased
at the vibrant Wednesday market in the Conventino’s
huge, well-equipped kitchen and dine on the lawn or
in the shade of the pergolas.
