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EXCURSIONS

The excursions suggested by Paola and Marco

Sansepolcro is situated in the middle of a country, the Tuscan Valtiberina, from where you can reach the following towns in an hour by car: Assisi, Perugia, Gubbio, Siena , Arezzo, Cortona, La Verna, Camaldoli, San Marino, Rimini. Paola and Marco suggest you six itineraries leaving from Sansepolcro, that will let you know the art, the spirit and the culture which made this land famous in the world.

The artistic itinerary: Piero and his works

Start in visiting the “Museo Civico” of Sansepolcro to admire La Resurrezione, the Polittico della Misericordia and the San Giuliano. Inside the Museum there are many other works by other very famous painters. Not to far from here it exists the native house of Piero della Francesca. The attentive visitors can notice that the architectural aspects of the town inspired many works by Piero della Francesca. A sweet landscape take us to Monterchi, to visit the Madonna del Parto, and let us remember some particular aspects of the works by the artist. Now, you could go to Arezzo, and have a look to the Chiesa di San Francesco, inside of which there is La vera croce. To reserve your visits, please, phone the following number 0575/900404 or click www.pierodellafrancesca.it .

The religious itinerary: San Francesco and his countries

The religious itinerary begins with the visit to the Eremo di Montecasale. The monastery was an old hermitage, given to San Francesco, who stayed there for long periods with his brethren. The panorama on the Afra’s valley is very enchanting, too. Then, you must continue for visiting the Eremo di Cerbaiolo, built in a very romantic place between Pieve S. Stefano and il Passo di Viamaggio. From here, reach Pieve S. Stefano again and go up to La Verna, one of the holiest land of the Christianity. Here, in 1224, San Francesco received the “ultimo sigillo” of stigmata. The mystic importance, the landscape, the works by Andrea Della Robbia and the Sasso Spicco make La Verna be one of the most fascinating and meditative destinations of this short tour around the Saint’s life.

Itinerary between Art and Story: the Land of Tuscan Valtiberina

The first stage of your journey must be certanily Anghiari, famous because of the battle of 1440 between Milanese and Florentine. Leonardo da Vinci painted it inside the Palazzo della Signoria in Florence: a work that nobody found and that scholars are still looking for.
The visit continues with the Museum of Palazzo Taglieschi and Palazzo Marzocco. Several panoramic elements put an end to the visit.
The next trip brings you to Caprese Michelangelo, the very famous town where Michelangelo Buonarroti was born. From this point you can go down to Città di Castello and visit Palazzo Vitelli, the Cannoniera, the Pinacoteca, with the works by Signorelli and Raffaello. The Cattedrale di San Florido of 1540 has a round roman belfry-tower (XII century) influenced by the art from Ravenna.
The Museo del Duomo, is very important because of the treasure of Canoscio: golden and silver dishes and vases. The Palazzo Albizzini was built during the XIVth century and it is the place where you can admire the Collezione Burri, one of the main artists of Modern Art, given to the town by the artist himself in 1982. His last present to Città di Castello was given in 1990 and the works stay now inside the Ex seccatoi di tabacco, a singular example to use an industrial building as a museum.

The naturalistic itinerary

The naturalistic itinerary begins with the artificial lake of Montedoglio. A comfortable street goes around all the lake. From here you can have three solutions of itineraries: Alpe di Catenaria, Alpe della Luna and Sasso di Simone with the Simoncello. The persons who like trekking have many solutions: the more characteristic path is 50 C.A.I., which joins the Trasimeno Lake to La Verna, crossing the Monte Castello and visiting the Franciscan hermitage of Casella. Alpe della Luna is crossed by the 60 G.E.A. path, coming from Monte Fumaiolo and going to Bocca Trabaria. The Sasso di Simone and of Simoncello are the ideal places for the excursions, and the more accessible paths are 61 del C.A.I. from Putrella Massana to Case Barboni, the C of the Natural Reserve from Casa del Re, the F71 from Monteromano, the 17, joining Miratoio, i “Sassi” and Badia Tedalda with Sestino.
The landscape is intact, various and exciting everywhere.

Itinerary Cortona – Trasimeno Lake and Perugia

Following the street statale 73 going to Arezzo, near Palazzo del Pero you must go direction Castiglion Fiorentino, then Cortona, one of the 12 towns of the Etruscan Confederation. It is mainly of Middle Age’s influence, and stays 600 m. above sea-level, from where you can admire the wonderful side of Val di Chiana. Inside the Etruscan Museum there is the famous chandelier called “di Cortona”. The diocesan Museum keeps some works by Luca Signorelli, who was born in that town: L’Annunciazione is one of his most important pictures. Out of the city you can find the Etruscan grave, called Tanella di Pitagora (IInd century b. J.-C.). Following the street statale 71 around the Trasimeno Lake, it is possible to visit the Isola Maggiore, too.
Now, go to Perugia, an Etruscan city, very well known in the World because of the famous Chocolate Firm “Perugina”. The Piazza IV Novembre is the earth of the town and it is surely the best way to approach the marvellous city. The Fontana maggiore, drawn by Fra’ Bevignate in 1278, the Palazzo dei Priori, along the Corso Vannucci are the main symbols of the architecture of the city. It is inevitable to visit the Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, where are some works by Piero della Francesca, Beato Angelico, and the most important ones by Pinturicchio and Perugino. The Cathedrale, the archeological museum, the Rocca Paolina, the Oratorio di San Bernardino and the Arco Etrusco complete your visit of Perugia. For coming back to Sansepolcro is a good thing to take the Superstrada E45.

Itinerary: San Marino and Rimini

From Sansepolcro, taking the street statale 258 you can arrive to Passo di Viamaggio, from where you reach Badia Tedalda and go down to Nuovafeltria, first, and San Leo, then. The enormous calcareous rock 639 m high with its impressive aspect, celebrated by Dante in his “Divina Commedia” too, gives the “Wellcome” to the country and its fortress.
The next trip goes from Montefeltro to San Marino, crossing a very large plane and a wonderfull panorama.
San Marino has become very famous in the world because of its fantastic position at the foot of the Monte Titano. From the Palazzo del Governo, the Basilica, the “Rocche” Guaiata, della Fratta and Montale you can admire some unique panoramas.
Your visit to San Marino can stop only after visiting the Museo delle Armi and the Museo Numismatico. Now, Rimini, an Umbrian-Gallian colony from Malatesta’s era, is waiting for you. Inside the Tempio Malatestiano, disegned by Leon Battista Alberti, there is the portrait of Sigismondo Malatesta by Piero della Francesca. The Arco di Augusto of the XXVIIth century b. J.-C. and the Ponte di Tiberio of the XXIth century a. J.-C. end your visit. To understand the spirit of this city better, it is indispensable to have a walk along the quay and the Promenade of Grand Hotel, that remind you the films by the great Federico Fellini, who represented the spirit of these people with his strange characters. For coming to Sansepolcro back, you can pass from Cesena, following then the superstrada E45 direction Rome.