📍 Distance from Cà del Bocca: about 36 km, 40 minutes by car
⏱️ Time needed: a full day
🗺️ Where: Tuscany, provincial capital
Arezzo is the art city closest to Cà del Bocca: an ancient Etruscan town, birthplace of Petrarch, Guido Monaco and Giorgio Vasari. Its heart is the spectacular sloping Piazza Grande, surrounded by medieval tower houses and Vasari’s Loggia. The Basilica of San Francesco holds one of the great masterpieces of the Renaissance: Piero della Francesca’s Legend of the True Cross.
What to see in Arezzo
- Basilica of San Francesco and Piero della Francesca’s Legend of the True Cross in the Bacci Chapel.
- Piazza Grande, with Vasari’s Loggia, the Palazzo della Fraternita dei Laici and the apse of the Pieve di Santa Maria, with its “hundred holes” bell tower.
- The Cathedral, with Piero’s Mary Magdalene, and the Prato park with the Medici Fortress.
- Casa Vasari and the church of San Domenico, with Cimabue’s Crucifix.
How to get there from Cà del Bocca
From Cà del Bocca drive down to Anghiari and take the SS73 towards Arezzo, through Le Ville di Monterchi. Our Google map shows the route, car parks and sights.
Tips for your visit
- For the Legend of the True Cross it is best to book: visits are timed and numbers are limited.
- On the first weekend of every month there is the Antiques Fair, one of the largest in Italy: busier, but very lively.
- In June and September the Giostra del Saracino joust takes place, and in December the town becomes the Christmas City.
Stay at Cà del Bocca, 40 minutes from Arezzo
Two self-contained apartments in the countryside of Anghiari, the ideal base for exploring Tuscany and Umbria.
