Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Museo Civico
(
www.museocivicosansepolcro.it
; Via Niccolò Aggiunti 65; adult/reduced/child €8/5/3; 9.30am-1.30pm
& 2.30-7pm mid-Jun-mid-Sep, 9.30am-1pm & 2.30-6pm mid-Sep-mid-Jun)
The town's flagship mu-
seum is home to a small but top-notch collection of artworks, the highlights of which are
three Piero della Francesca masterpieces:
Resurrection
(1458-74), the
Madonna della
Misericordia
polyptych (1445-56) and
Saint Julian
(1455-58). Piero's authorship of a
fourth work,
Saint Louis of Toulouse
(1460), is disputed by some art historians - see what
you think.
In the main exhibition room, look out for two works by the studio of Andrea della Rob-
bia: a polychrome terracotta called
The Nativity and Adoration of the Shepherds
(1485)
and a gorgeous tondo (circular sculpture) known as the
Virgin and Child with Manetti
Coat of Arms
(1503).
MUSEUM
Sleeping
Relais Palazzo Magi
( 0575 74 04 77;
www.hotelmagisansepolcro.it
;
Via XX Settembre 160-162; s €65-80, d €90-100, ste
€120-200; )
Comfort and charm are perfectly aligned at Sansepolcro's best sleeping
option. Located in a 15th-century
palazzo
in the heart of the historic centre, it offers six-
teen comfortable rooms (some with frescoed walls), a billiard room and a comfortable TV
lounge. In the low season, reception is only open during the day and guests are provided
with keys for evening access.
B&B
€
Foresteria Ostello Santa
Maria dei Servi
( 339 6246194, 0575 74 23 47;
www.santamariadeiservi.it
;
Piazza Andrea Dotti 2; dm €20; May-
Oct; )
Attached to the 14th-century church of the same name, this former monastery
offers accommodation in five small dorms (two with bathroom) between May and Octo-
ber.
HOSTEL
€
Eating & Drinking
Ristorante Da
Ventura
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN
€€