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Anghiari is well worth
visiting all year round thanks to its active cultural life. There are
exhibitions, fairs, local festivals, a busy theatre program and an active
interest in the conservation and re-enactment of historical and folklore
traditions all contributing to the cultural life of the town. Visitors
enjoy the enchanting atmosphere enhanced with fairs, markets and open-air
shows and the excellent local cooking and warmth of the Anghiarese add
their special taste to this superb landscape.
Anghiari is a lovely medieval
town lying between two rivers, the Tiber and the Arno.
The powerful thirteenth century walls made the town an
invincible fortress which constituted an important reference point and
kept the Tuscan flag flying during the many historical events that
occurred in this delicately balanced border area. On the 29th
June 1440 the famous Battle of Anghiari, which was subsequently painted by
Leonardo da Vinci in Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, reaffirmed Florentine
rule in Tuscany. Anghiari and its surrounding area has seen the lives and
works of the greatest men of the Renaissance who brought the seeds of the
modern age from the land intra Tevere et Arno to the whole of
Europe.
Surrounded by castles and country churches
Anghiari looks out over the beautiful High Tiber Valley landscape, a
natural amphitheatre filled with the spirituality of St. Francis of
Assisi. The countryside around Anghiari has an untouched atmosphere with
ancient woods dotted with monasteries and archaeological sites. Artisan
shops and the workrooms of furniture and antiques restorers enrich the
small squares of the town; its towers and churches are embellished with
masterpieces of painting and sculpture and there are breathtaking views
and vistas to be found from every corner of the ancient town.
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