📍 Distance from Cà del Bocca: about 27 km, 30 minutes by car
⏱️ Time needed: half a day or a full day
🗺️ Where: Umbria, Upper Tiber Valley
Città di Castello is the main town of the Umbrian Upper Tiber Valley: an art town enclosed by Renaissance walls, with noble palaces, churches and an important art gallery. It is also the birthplace of Alberto Burri, one of the great artists of the twentieth century, to whom two extraordinary exhibition spaces are dedicated.
What to see in Città di Castello
- Pinacoteca Comunale (Town Art Gallery) in Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera, with works by Raphael, Luca Signorelli and other Renaissance masters.
- Burri Collection, split between Palazzo Albizzini and the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco, huge former tobacco-drying sheds turned into a museum.
- The Cathedral with its distinctive round Romanesque bell tower, the Town Hall and the Civic Tower.
- The old town with Piazza Matteotti, Piazza Gabriotti and the shopping streets.
How to get there from Cà del Bocca
From Cà del Bocca drive down to Anghiari and on to Sansepolcro, then take the E45 dual carriageway towards Rome as far as the Città di Castello exit. Our Google map shows the route and the sights, together with Monte Santa Maria Tiberina.
Tips for your visit
- If you love contemporary art, allow at least an hour for the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco: the spaces are vast and spectacular.
- In late October or early November the town hosts the National White Truffle Fair, with stalls, tastings and markets.
- Combine your visit with Monte Santa Maria Tiberina, a panoramic village a few kilometres away.
Stay at Cà del Bocca, 30 minutes from Città di Castello
Two self-contained apartments in the countryside of Anghiari, the ideal base for exploring Tuscany and Umbria.
