Sansepolcro (Tuscany)

Trip to Sansepolcro, a small and charming town in Tuscany, near Arezzo, and home of the artist Piero della Francesca. The town has many ancient palaces and many churches in different styles, from Gothic to Roman, and a well preserved city wall enclosing the entire downtown.

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Piazza delle Torre di Berta, Sansepolcro (Tuscany)

The nice central square "Piazza delle Torre di Berta" in Sansepolcro's downtown.

 

 

Piero della Francesca garden, Sansepolcro, Tuscany

A garden dedicated to Piero della Francesca, an artist who has lived here. There is also a nice museum dedicated to him.

 

Hiking in the town is very pleasant

 

 

 

Hiking in Sansepolcro, Tuscany
A view on Garibaldi square Nice narrow streets.

 

A monument dedicated to Luca Pacioli

 

How to get here

by car :

from Milan (km 380): A1 highway to Cesena, then exit onto E-45
from Rome (km 236): A1 highway to Orte, then exit onto E-45
from Tuscany: highway to Arezzo, then about 40km on local roads

by train :

through Ponte San Giovanni (Perugia) by Trenitalia and Ferrovia Centrale Umbra; through Arezzo by Trenitalia and local buses

by air:

The closest airports are Perugia Sant'Egidio (PEG, about 80km) and Firenze Peretola (FLR about 115km)




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