Sansepolcro

Sansepolcro is a town that has to be courted before it shows its real beauty. Here you shouldn’t stop for a quick, hurried visit, because the wonder grows in contact with the more hidden art treasures. The Museo Civico holds Piero della Francesca’s splendid and unrivalled Resurrection, together with his Polittico della Misericordia. The Cathedral, rebuilt in Romanesque-Gothic style in the 14th century, receives in all its triumphant magnificence the Volto Santo, a wooden work from the Carolingian era (9th century), as well as Perugino’s Ascension, Raffaellino del Colle’s Resurrection, Durante Alberti’s Adoration of the Shepherds and Bartolomeo della Gatta’s Crucifixion.

Piazza Torre di Berta is a space that tells the medieval and Renaissance history of the Borgo. From it the two directions of the “via Maestra”, Corso XX Settembre, set off towards Porta Fiorentina and Porta Romana. If you walk them in full, you will catch the beauty of some historic buildings of great value. Not to be missed on the parallel via Aggiunti are the birthplace of Piero and the Aboca Museum, along with the beautiful display of perfect solids arranged in the north part of the Gardens.

The food, the typical products, the crafts, the fabrics and the lace will add pleasure for anyone who wants to stay in this special town. If you love contact with traditions and folklore, the September event with the historical re-enactments of the Palio della Balestra is a must.