Montevarchi Arezzo Tuscany Italy Guide

Montevarchi
One of the major commercial centres of the valley. The historic centre still conserves a medieval urbanistic design gathered around the main square, Piazza Varchi, which is enclosed by the Palazzo Pretorio with it coats of arms on the façade, and the Collegiata di San Lorenzo dating from the XIII cent. but re -built some centuries later to a design by Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. In the ex –sacristry, seat of the Museum of Arte Sacra, the small temple attributed to Andrea della Robbia and “la Consegna della Reliquia del Sacro Latte da parte del Conte Guerra” represent one of the best examples of the perfection of the art of glazed terracotta on the part of the celebrated Florentine family. In the characteristic Via dei Musei every fourth Sunday of the month (Except in July andAugust) there is an antique market.

Height: m. 144

Post-code: 52025

Km from: Arezzo 31, Firenze 49, Siena 50

Population: 21710

Telephone code: 055

Useful Information

Public transport: From Arezzo by train to the FS Montevarchi.

How to get there: Autostrada A1, exit Valdarno; from Siena SS 408.

Information: Tourist Information Office, San Giovanni Valdarno. Tel. 055 043748 fax 055 9121123.

E-mail: prolocosgv@val.it

Points of interest

Villa Masini is a splendid example of Liberty style and was selected by Roberto Bengnini for some of the scenes from his film “La Vita è Bella”

Weekly market

Weekly market: Thursday morning

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