| Tuscan Valtiberina | |
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| State | Italy |
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| Region | Tuscany |
| Surface | 673.13 km² |
| Inhabitants | 31.429 (2010) |
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Tuscan Valtiberina is an area of the Tuscany.
To know
Valtiberina is the valley crossed by the upper course of the Tiber (which originates from Monte Fumaiolo in Emilia Romagna), unfolding between Tuscany, Umbria is Romagna, parallel to the Casentino. Therefore the Tuscan Valtiberina is the Tuscan portion of this valley and is characterized by a large presence of rural and mountain areas.
Geographical notes
Valtiberina is closed to the west byAlpe di Catenaia and east fromAlpe della Luna. Historically, the Valtiberina has a medium-high level of seismicity and this is one of those territories in which seismic events, albeit of lesser intensity, can create very serious damage.
The area is geographically well defined, since for the most part it corresponds to the first route of the Tiber river and some of its tributaries (among the main ones the Singerna in the municipalities of Pieve Santo Stefano is Caprese Michelangelo; the Sovara in the municipality of Anghiari; il Cerfone in the municipality of Monterchi and Afra in the municipality of Sansepolcro). The Tiber flows in the center of the area for about thirty kilometers, crossing the slopes of the Apennine chain and then the flat valley floor. The remaining part develops on the Adriatic side of the Apennines (which crosses the area to the north-east for a stretch of about 8 kilometers) including the Alta Valle del Marecchia (the river of Rimini) and the Alta Valle del Foglia (the river of Pesaro).
Culture and traditions
Near Sansepolcro there are huge tobacco crops Kentucky which is used in Italy to manufacture the famous Tuscan cigars with an unmistakable aroma.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
Other destinations
- Protected natural area of local interest Tiber floodplain - Protected area between the municipalities of Sansepolcro is Anghiari.
- Protected natural area of local interest Nuclei of Taxus Baccata di Pratieghi - Protected area near Badia Tedalda.
- Protected natural area of local interest Serpentine di Pieve Santo Stefano - Protected area near Pieve Santo Stefano.
- Ranco Spinoso wildlife park - Park in the territory of Sestino.
- Natural Reserve of the Rognosi Mountains - Protected natural area located in the municipality of Anghiari.
- Natural reserve of the Bosco di Montalto - Reserve near Pieve Santo Stefano.
- Natural reserve of the Sasso di Simone - Reserve in the municipality of Sestino.
- Alpe della Luna nature reserve - Protected natural area located in the municipalities of Badia Tedalda, Pieve Santo Stefano is Sansepolcro.
- Natural Reserve of the Upper Tiber Valley - Monte Nero - Reserve near Pieve Santo Stefano.
How to get
By plane
The nearest airports are: Perugia (45 min), Forlì (1 h), Florence (1.5 h) e Rimini (1.5 h).
By car
The state road 3 bis Tiberina (SS 3 bis or E45) is a state road that connects Terni to Ravenna traveling through the territory of the Tiber valley. It has two exits a Sansepolcro and two to Pieve Santo Stefano.
The state road 73 Senese Aretina (part of the E78) is a provincial and state road that connects Siena in Sansepolcro.
On the train
The railway station of Trenitalia closer is undoubtedly that of Arezzo, while a Sansepolcro there is the largest local station in the Valtiberina managed by Umbria mobilizes with links also to Perugia.
By bus
Links with Arezzo are managed by Etruria mobilizes.
How to get around
What see
To facilitate the visit of the cultural sites of the Tuscan Valtiberina (and of the Casentino) was created Valtiberina Casentino CARD. The "6-day card" costs € 22.50 (April 2020) and during its validity allows free admission to the following structures:
- Anghiari: Museum of the Battle and Anghiari
- Caprese Michelangelo: Museum of the birthplace of Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Monterchi: Civic Museums Madonna del Parto (Madonna del Parto Museum and Scales Museum)
- Pieve Santo Stefano: Small museum of the diary
- Sansepolcro: Piero della Francesca Civic Museum, Piero della Francesca's birthplace, Aboca Museum
While the "365 days card" which costs € 27 (April 2020) allows you to visit all the previous structures in the same way with the addition of:
- Anghiari: Factory of Nature
- Badia Tedalda: Alta Val Marecchia Municipal Museum and Alpe della Luna Visitor Center
- Sestino: National Antiquarium and Sasso di Simone Visitor Center
The State Museum of Palazzo Taglieschi di Anghiari, the ARCA Archaeological Museum, the Wool Art Museum and the Castle of Romena and Poppi (all in Casentino) can in any case be visited with reduced admission.
What to do
Events
TO Sansepolcro every first Sunday of the month there is an antiques and handicraft market called The Sunday of the Woodworm by the Merchants Association of the Municipal Historic Center.
Also in Sansepolcro, every third Saturday of the month, it takes place in Piazza Torre di Berta The Mercatale, an exhibition market of local natural food products such as dairy products, sausages, flours, oils, jams, honey, bread, etc.
The second Sunday of the month ad Anghiari takes place in Piazza Baldaccio Bruni Memorandia, another antiques and modern antiques market run by the municipal Pro Loco.
Excursions
The territory of the Tuscan Valtiberina lends itself to excursions and trekking on foot along the CAI paths as well as in the GEA (Great Apennine Excursion) and REV (Valtiberina Excursion Network) paths, which cross the length and breadth of the green areas, sometimes protected, of the area. Turn in bicycle it is a valid alternative to visit the many villages scattered there, or to go into the woods if equipped with a mountain bike. Although more niche, excursions to horse.
At the table
TO Monterchi in September the festival of the polenta, where it is possible to taste this typical dish together with other local dishes.
In the expanses around Badia Tedalda there are wild farms of White Vitelloni of the Central Apennines, a PGI farmed beef, which also includes the famous breed Chianina.
From the chestnut groves of Caprese Michelangelo you get the prized Caprese brown celebrated in October with a festival in which you can taste many dishes based on chestnuts.
