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 Castelfranco di Sopra
Castelfranco di Sopra, an old walled village at the foot of the Pratomagno, lies along the old road Setteponti.
It was one of the Florentine “terre nuove” (new lands).
At a short distance rises the Badia di San Salvatore at Soffena, XI cent, which houses beautiful frescoes, carefully restored, painted by Bicci di Lorenzo and Giovanni di Ser Giovanni called Lo Scheggia, Masaccio’s brother.
A special event in May, the third Sunday, is the Festa della grandine (the hail fair), dating from XVIII cent.
Website: www.comune.castelfranco-di-sopra.ar.it
Height: m. 281
Post-code: 52020
Km from: Arezzo 45, da Firenze 43, da Siena 68
Population: 2657
Telephone code: 055
Useful Information
Public transport: from Arezzo by coach
How to get there: Autostrada A1 exit Arezzo and SP 1 Setteponti; from Florence Autostrada A1 exit Valdarno
Information: Tourist Information Office, San Giovanni Valdarno Tel. 055/943748 Fax 055/9121123
E-mail: prolocosgv@val.it
Points of interest
The fairy tale landscape of Le Balze, the countryside around Castelfranco, intrigued Leonardo da Vinci himself who depicted it in the background of his works.
Weekly market
Weekly market: Friday morning
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