Central Tuscany

Central Tuscany: Casentino and Valtiberina

2018 / 2019 Edition

This guidebook takes you to many of the less visited sites in Central Tuscany in the valleys of the Casentino and Valtiberina. The Casentino is a heavily forested area in the mountains with natural, historical and religious significance. The Valtiberina is near the eastern border of Tuscany with artistic significance from the Renaissance including the homes of Michelangelo and Piero della Francesca. In the Casentino . . .

Explore Subbiano, the gateway to the Casentino. Stay for a meal at the outstanding La Corte dell'Oca. Though Stia is barely large enough for a map, it has an outstanding wool museum tracing the use of wool as a fabric through the centuries. Explore the extraordinarily well-preserved castle and town of Poppi. Visit Santuario della Madonna del Sasso near Bibbiena to see the stone on which the Madonna appeared to a small child to warn of a coming disaster. Explore the secluded and peaceful Camaldoli Monastery and Hermitage high in the mountains deep in the forest. Bring a jacket. Visit St. Francis's Santuario della Verna where he received the stigmata and slept on a rock ledge in a cave. Learn about the small Ecomuseums of Casentino. In the Valtiberina . . .

Walk all through the tiny medieval town of Anghiari perched on the side of the mountain with no traffic. Stop at the museum of the Battle of Anghiari to learn about the area and the lost fresco of Leonardo da Vinci. Walk among modern sculptures in the garden at the birth home of Michelangelo in Caprese Michelangelo. Visit old, flat, pedestrian only Sansepolcro with its collection of interesting churches and magnificent Museo Civico with several Piero della Francesca masterpieces. Examine Piero della Francesca's restored fresco of Madonna del Parto in Monterchi. Additional Features . . .

Authentic recipes from my Italian family. GPS coordinates to sites. Travel information including courtesies, photography, the language, and more. A chapter on how to interpret religious art. Mobile accessibility information. NOTE: The 2018/2019 version reports changes, adds additional information and sites, and uses more and larger pictures.

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I was delighted to find your book on the area on Amazon before our visit earlier this month.

We went to Arezzo a few years ago, but this time, armed with guidebook we visited again. I wanted to let you know how helpful the book was. I had not noticed the bas-reliefs on the barrel vault of the main door of Pieve Santa Maria or visited the Museo Ivan Bruschi before, let alone the Telecommunications Museum which, like you, we stumbled on unexpectedly.

I just finished your book and wanted to tell you I enjoyed it very much. I am planning to go to the Tuscany area next June for a wedding and it gave me a lot of usual information. Because of your book I plan on setting up shop in Arezzo for a few days.

I have your guide books which have been very useful.