Category: History, Art and Culture

The first settlements in the territory probably date back to the Etruscan Age, although the date of foundation of the town is located in 979 A.D. During the struggle between Guelphs (Florentines) and Ghibellines...

The first testimonies of the presence of the castle of caprese can be traced back to 1082 when it belonged to the lords of galbino, although the Caprese name is already present in a...

Also known as “Museo michelangiolesco”, it is located at the castle of caprese Michelangelo; it consists of three main buildings, the Palazzo del Podestà, Palazzo Cluini and the Corte Alta, and a garden with...

The first trace in the chronicles of the castle, built in the Middle Ages, dates back to 1191. The building was renovated in 1274 by the will of Count Simone Guidi and his son...

The Sanctuary is located a few kilometers from Chiusi della Verna (province of Arezzo), in the National Park of the Casentino Forests, Monte falterona and Campigna, is famous for being the place where St...

Located in the territory of Casentino, in the centre of the National Park of Casentino Forests, Monte falterona and Campigna, it is famous for hosting the Sanctuary of Verna, the residence of Saint Francis...

The origin of Badia prataglia can be traced back to the year 986, year of foundation of the Abbey of S. Maria and S. Benedetto of prataglia by some Benedictine monks coming from Montecassino,...

The chestnut miraglia is a monumental tree located near camaldoli, within the National Park of the Casentino Forests, Monte falterona and Campigna, so called in honor of Mrs Elena, wife of commendatore Nicola miraglia,...

The hermitage of camaldoli is a religious building located near the homonymous locality, in the province of Arezzo, diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-sansepolcro at about 1100 meters above sea level, inside the National Park of Casentino...

It rises at 818 meters above sea level and is located near the banks of one of the branches of the river Archiano, quoted by Dante Alighieri (Purgatory, fifth song, verse 94). The architectural...