All around the Locanda del Viandante...territories and cities to discover!!
30 km from the Locanda del Viandante ...... AREZZO (Tuscany):
The town has ancient origins and there are many famous people who were born in Arezzo , including all Giorgio Vasari , Guido Monaco , Francesco Redi and Petrarch. The historic center has splendid monuments, churches , palaces and museums and the Basilica of San Francesco is perhaps the most famous church in the city. Well worth a visit to the Medici Fortress , the Roman Amphitheater and Piazza Grande , flanked on one side by the Loggia del Vasari and the Palace of the Lay Fraternity , in the upper part of the city stands the majestic Duomo, dedicated to San Donato . Arezzo is famous for its antiques fair and the Giostra del Saracino, a medieval reenactment .
56 km from the Locanda del Viandante ...... CORTONA (Tuscany):
Cortona is a medieval village overlooking 500 meters of altitude Chiana Valley, famous for being the birthplace of famous artists such as Luca Signorelli and Pietro da Cortona. Wandering through the streets of the old town you can admire the monuments that bear witness to the illustrious past : the birthplace of Pietro da Cortona , the church of St. Francis , the Republic Square , dominated by the medieval Palazzo Comunale, Palazzo Casali, once the residence of the noble family from Cortona , now home to the Museum of the Etruscan Academy , in front of the Cathedral with the Diocesan Museum , which houses works by Luca Signorelli and one of the most beautiful Annunciation by Fra Angelico .
60 km from the Locanda del Viandante ... NATIONAL PARK FOREST CASENTINESI (Tuscany):
One of the most valuable forest areas and the oldest in Europe , rich in flora and fauna, among which the most important wolf population in the northern Apennines , as well as the exceptional presence of five species of ungulates : wild boar , roe deer, fallow deer , deer and bighorn sheep . The protected area you can visit with pleasant hiking , mountain biking , horseback or , in winter , skiing hiking along the 600 kilometers of the trail network .
Inside the park there are two poles of great charm and spiritual importance : the Sanctuary of La Verna and Camaldoli Hermitage .
80 km from the Locanda del Viandante .... GUBBIO (Umbria) :
And ' one of the most beautiful medieval towns of Umbria, where St. Francis met and tamed the legendary wolf. Famous for its Ceri , heavy wooden structures about five tons each, chosen as a symbol of the Umbria Region , supported by the stroke of Gubbio during the feast dedicated to the patron , has ancient origins , evidenced by the remains of the town museum housed in the Palace of Consoli , national emblem and the Roman theater built in the mid- first century BC outside the walls.
90/100 km from the Locanda del Viandante ...... ASSISI & PERUGIA (Umbria) :
Assisi , located on a side of the mountain Subasio , is famous worldwide for the figure of St. Francis and the Franciscan complex with the two basilicas, one of the highest expressions of the Gothic and mature central Italy. In Assisi worked masters like Cimabue and Giotto. Perugia is rich in history and is characterized by a beautiful old town where you place the Palazzo dei Priori and the Fontana Maggiore, one of the masterpieces of Pisano so that these two masterpieces deserve yourself a visit to Perugia. The city is home to one of the oldest universities in Italy and is known for the production of chocolate and the event dedicated to this product , Eurochocolate .
90 km from the Locanda del Viandante .... URBINO (Marche ) :
Splendid Renaissance town that enjoys a scenic location between two hills , Urbino with its narrow streets , its houses and its walls still retains the character that was to have five hundred years ago , with its Ducal Palace , now a symbol of the city. And ' home to one of the most important universities in Europe, and Unesco.
109 km from the Locanda del Viandante ..... FLORENCE & SIENA (Tuscany):
Florence, city for artistic excellence , famous for works that adorn made by great artists such as Michelangelo , Botticelli , Donatello, Giotto and Brunelleschi, see the Palazzo Vecchio , the Duomo, Piazza della Signoria , Ponte Vecchio, the Uffizi Gallery , has a ' cultural heritage unique in the world that has made it one of the artistic capitals in the world. Siena is one of the most beautiful cities of Tuscany, surrounded by olive trees and vineyards of Chianti, situated on three hills . Magnificent art city with quaint streets , wards and towers , craft shops and buildings that make it unique, see the Piazza del Campo, the Cathedral , the Torre del Mangia , the Church of San Domenico, is famous for the Palio , the historic race horse.