Holiday apartment in Anghiari: museums, history and nature

Anghiari combines impressive testimonies to its history with museums, craft traditions, walking routes and distinctive landscapes. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Anghiari, you will find a place where cultural discoveries, physical activity and more peaceful nature experiences can be combined into different kinds of holiday days.

Museums between everyday culture and the history of the battle

The Museo Statale di Palazzo Taglieschi occupies about 20 rooms across four levels. Its tour ends in a glazed loggia offering an elevated view of the village of Anghiari. The museum also houses an extensive collection of domestic and agricultural objects connected with the local traditions of the surrounding area. The Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari presents a different historical period: it displays prehistoric tools and local archaeological finds from the Etruscan, Roman and early medieval periods, as well as weapons from the 16th century to the end of the 19th century.

Historic routes and distinctive buildings

The semicircular tower, built during the expansion of the Church of Sant’Agostino in 1463, can now be accessed by a staircase. The Antica Via di Ronda was a historic route north of the walls of Anghiari and now runs through the former 16th-century monastery of Sant’Agostino. The bastion dominates the eastern stretch of the walls and shapes the townscape; Filippo Spina Vicario completed it in 1571. The origins of the Convento e Chiesa della Croce di Anghiari are also connected with the figure of Saint Francis. The Museo della Misericordia is housed in the old Badia, the former abbey church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo. Since 1817, the abbey church had been the historic seat of the brotherhood.

On foot, by bicycle and at the Palio

An official route to the sites of the battle begins in the historic centre of Anghiari and can be followed on foot or by bicycle. This makes it possible to plan a stay with different paces: a museum visit can be followed by a walk, while the historic routes offer an active alternative. In Anghiari, the memory of the event is still commemorated today with the Palio on 29 June.

Crafts and wetlands

The Busatti workshop is located in Anghiari, in the basement rooms of Palazzo Morgolanti. Old shuttle looms are still used there; a wide selection of particularly high-quality fabrics made from wool, hemp, linen and cotton is produced. The Golena del Tevere provides a contrasting landscape, with various habitats, riverside vegetation and valuable wetlands. These wetlands developed from disused gravel pits in the floodplain.

Which accommodation suits your plans

When choosing your accommodation, you can use your preferred daily rhythm as a starting point. Those who want to focus on Anghiari’s museums, buildings and history can orient themselves towards the cultural attractions; those planning the official route or the Antica Via di Ronda can place greater emphasis on walking and activity. For quieter nature observation, the Golena del Tevere offers a theme of its own. A holiday apartment or holiday house in Anghiari can therefore be chosen to suit your personal priorities, without all your holiday days having to follow the same pattern.

More places for orientation

For further travel planning, you can also consider Sestino, Palazzuolo, Pieve al Toppo, Rigo, Subbiano, Montebenichi, Cortona and Foiano Della Chiana.

For the higher-level travel overview: Arezzo.