Anghiari

This town, situated on a hill, it has ancient origins and, under the Camaldolesis, as free community is developed.

Characteristic it is its aspect when it comes you from the plain one of the Tevere. A rectilinear road, her so said "Wrinkle" or "Suburb of the Cross", it divides in two parts the characteristic inhabited area for the concentric disposition of the terraces of constructions, that they climb him around the hill of the castle, of the town building and of the abbey.

In the 1104 Anghiari, from center of armed, it became Abbey camaldolese to want testamentary of the gentleman of the place (Bernardino of Sidonia). around the Abbey various civil residences rose, then that were the native urban nucleus.


This town is historically tied up and culturally to the battle that she fought you at the end of June of 1440, when the Florentines defeated you the Milaneses with a war strategy of great ability.

Anghiari lives of ancient handicraft traditions because in past they had you I polish the activities of capable gunsmiths and ferraioli, over that of carvers of the wood.

Characteristic of this small city is the Show Market of the craftsmanship, that annually holds you in spring: it is a qualified review of furniture, beaten irons, laces, jewels, restored furniture, plotted performed to hand, utensils for the house.

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