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A stage on the Arezzo branch.
With your back to the medieval walls of Anghiari, a village that blends history, art and good food, and known for the Battle of Anghiari, as you descend from the hill on which it stands, you almost immediately find yourself in front of a fine Catholic place of worship, the parish church of St Mary at Sovara. It is a small stone church, whose origins probably date back to the 11th century, and is the opener to a stage punctuated by many places of faith, rich in history.
Among the evocative rural landscapes that soon become those of Arezzo, along the way you will encounter the pretty rural churches of St Blaise, in the locality of Valialle, and that of Our Lady of the Assumption. You can also glimpse the intriguing ruins of the ancient Tarlati Castle in Pietramala, and finally the Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Reed Bed, built where the Madonna appeared to a young girl.
Now that you have arrived in Arezzo, the city presents itself in all its historical beauty, full of charm and spirituality. It opens its doors to reveal its beating heart, Piazza Grande, the elegant buildings, many of which contain museums, appetising food and wine, and traditional recipes that are impossible to resist. Last but not least, there are the town's religious gems: the Duomo, which houses various masterpieces by Andrea Della Robbia and Piero della Francesca, as well as the Basilica of St Francis. Its seemingly sober aesthetics nevertheless conceal a treasure of sacred art: the famous cycle of frescoes by the great painter from Biturgia, Stories of the True Cross
