Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
ANGHIARI
This unspoilt medieval hill town looms over the plain where the army of the Italian League, spear-
headed by the Republic of Florence, famously defeated Milan's numerically superior forces in 1440.
Enclosed by massive walls, it is an easy detour for those travelling between Arezzo and Sansepolcro.
The walls enclose steep cobbled lanes lined by houses, shops, churches and the
Museo Statale di
Palazzo Taglieschi
(Piazza Mameli 16; adult/child €2/1; 10am-7pm Tue-Sun May-Sep, 9am-6pm
Tue-Sun Oct-Apr), which has a modest collection of 15th- and 16th-century sculptures and paintings.
The town's helpful
tourist information office
( 0575 74 92 79;
www.anghiari.it
; Corso Giacomo
Matteotti 103; 9.30am-12.30pm & 4-6.30pm) is located next to the post office on the almost ver-
tical Corso Giacomo Matteotti just outside the walls, as is the excellent
Ristorante La Nena
(
0575 78 94 91;
www.ristorantenena.it
; Corso Giacomo Matteotti 10-14; meals €35; noon-2.30pm
& 7.30-10pm Tue-Sun), an old-fashioned place that is beloved of Slow Food devotees. There's con-
venient and cheap parking in Piazza Baldaccio (aka Piazza del Mercato) opposite the tourist informa-
tion office.
