Falcigiano: Holiday Apartment for River History, Mountains and Art

Falcigiano: Holiday Apartment for River History, Mountains and Art

Falcigiano developed on gentle rises in an area of alluvial terraces. Would you like to focus on the canal with its watermills, Monte Fungaia and Piano di Colcelle, Palazzo Vitelli and the museums in the wider regional area, or the hiking route from Caprese Michelangelo to Sansepolcro?

Waterways and Mill History

A canal near Falcigiano was used to irrigate the fields and power the millstones of several watermills built along its course. The Mulino di Manano was also known as Mulino ai Calabresi. The Mulino del Tevere was located near the canal’s mouth at the Tiber. This creates a clear thematic arc for you, from agriculture and water management to the use of hydropower. Such concrete local stories provide plenty of conversation for shared discoveries with children in particular, without restricting the holiday to a single experience.

Mountains, the Tiber and Connection with Nature

Monte Fungaia is a mountain in the area around Falcigiano. Piano di Colcelle is also a mountain in the area around Falcigiano. Other mountains in this vicinity include Monte Todo Pulito and Poggio Vicuccio. Along the Fiume Tevere, a 150-metre-wide protected strip applies along the river embankment in the area concerned. Falcigiano is connected to the Z.R.S. Tail Water Tevere.

Art and Historic Places in the Wider Area

The wider regional area around Falcigiano is home to Palazzo Vitelli in Saint Giacomo, the Museo Diocesano Di Citta' Di Castello, the Palazzo dei Priori and the Museo del Duomo.

The fresco Madonna in trono col Bambino tra s. Antonio abate e s. Giovanni evangelista was found in the 1430s in an old building in the Falcigiano hamlet of Santa Fiora in the Sansepolcro area. Antonio d’Anghiari (15th century), Piero della Francesca’s first teacher, is believed to be the artist who created the fresco.

Hiking and the Former Railway Line

The 7th stage of the hike from Caprese Michelangelo to Sansepolcro is classified as difficult, is 26.2 km long and passes through Falcigiano. A hiking route to Sansepolcro passes through inhabited places, including Falcigiano. The two connections to Sansepolcro clearly differ: the 7th stage is 26.2 km long and classified as difficult, while the other route passes through inhabited places. At the eastern edge of the area concerned, only one abutment of the associated bridge remains from the historic embankment of the former Arezzo–Sansepolcro railway line.

More Destinations

You can discover more destinations via Pratieghi, Strada, Cavriglia, Duddova, Foiano Della Chiana, San Giovanni Valdarno, Pratovecchio and Rigo.

To the higher-level travel overview: Arezzo.