Piero della Francesca
  • 9.00 am Departure from Villa Le Fonti
  • 5.30 pm Departure for the return trip to Villa Le Fonti

This tour begins from Arezzo, a city of ancient Etruscan origins, which is where Piero della Francesca, one of the most famous painters of the 1st Renaissance, completed his most famous cycle of frescoes "La leggenda della vera Croce", housed in the Basilica of Saint Francis.
Arezzo is a city that will mesmerize you with its monuments such as the Gothic cathedral, the Grand Square, the Romanist church of St. Mary della Pieve, and the Archeological Museum. The lively, characteristic streets in the historic center come alive the first Sunday of every month during the Antique Fair, the most famous and longest running antique fair in Italy.
Arezzo is also widely known as the center of the gold industry. There are numerous businesses that specialize in gold production.
The tour will stop for lunch at a typical tuscan restaurant where you can sample some traditional dishes, from the famous steaks and roasted duck to different toasted breads known as "bruschette," all accompanied by a wide variety of pasta dishes.
After lunch, the itinerary continues with a visit to see Piero della Francesca's "Madonna del Parto" of Monterchi. The tour concludes in Sansepolcro at the Civic Museum in which other famous masterpieces by Piero della Francesca are displayed. Sansepolcro is also a pleasant medieval town to take a stroll in or shop around in some of its many shops that sell typical products from the area.

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