 | Castle in Tuscany Montecchio Vesponi Castle One in a series of films produced and published by Alessandro Sorbello http://www.alessandrosorbello.com with original musical composition from Jaider http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4O7STJFGxA Castiglion Fiorentino Tuscany. Castiglion Fiorentino offer a traditional medieval city in central Tuscany, located in the verdant countryside of this beautiful and historic region. High on a hilltop overlooking both the Chiana and the Chio Valleys, holidays in Castiglion Fiorentino offer wonderful views across fertile agricultural land, and out across to the Appennine mountains. Located between Arezzo and Cortona, Castiglion Fiorentino holidays are ideally placed to tour the Tuscan region, with the city positioned 60km from Siena and less than 100km from Florence. Taken from the air which show the area around Cortona and include, Under a Tuscan Sun http://youtube.com/watch?v=dQCajbkw5yo and Flying Over Lago Trasimeno, Umbria http://youtube.com/watch?v=okuPTgzHTe0 and Incorporates Tuscany Villas and landscapes http://youtube.com/watch?v=nYFtAm-vE_g whilst flying over Flying over Castiglion Fiorentino, Tuscany http://youtube.com/watch?v=u6qlAdK1TrY Holidays in Castiglion Fiorentino - Rich in history, an ancient walled city for info check out http://www.accommodaiontuscany.com An ancient city with a rich history, Castiglion Fiorentino boasts a wealth of sights in its well-preserved centre. Dating back to 600BC, with Etruscan and Roman roots, today the city maintains a distinct medieval character, with Castiglion Fiorentino holidays offering plenty of churches, art and Renaissance architecture for the visitor to enjoy. The city walls, built back in the 13th century, still stand, and the centre is dominated by the imposing tower of the towns' ancient castle (the Torre del Cassero). Interesting sight to see whilst on holiday in Castiglion Fiorentino include the churches of Saint Angelo and Saint Francesco, from the 12th and 13th century, the Pinacoteca, home to numerous famous pieces of art, and the Montecchio Castle, just outside the city. Also on display in town are Etruscan objects unearthed in recent excavations. Castiglion Fiorentino - Visit neighbouring Arezzo and Cortona Whilst on holiday in Castiglion Fiorentino, visitors will find a range of shops and services, and several restaurants and cafes to choose from. To the north, Arezzo offers a livelier city scene, with plenty to see and do, and great shopping in its streets and markets, while the medieval town of Cortona presents an unspoilt charm with wonderful views. Castiglion Fiorentino holidays boast classic Tuscan landscapes to explore, and the area is popular with walkers, hikers and cyclists as well as lovers of art, history and culture. The Municipal territory of Castiglion Fiorentino, in the Val di Chiana, extends over an area of 111,25 square kilometres comprising the Alluvial Plain of the Chiana canal and a hilly zone between the hillock which separates the Val Tiberina from the valley line path of the Umbro-Casentinese highway. A feudal centre, then a liberal municipality, then a Podesta office, it became a community in 1774. Noted for the first time in the X century with the name of Castiglione, it was originally a feudal of the Marquis di Monte Santa Maria ; only towards the end of the XII century the name of "Aretino" would have been added to indicate its affiliation to the diocese of Arezzo, even though the castle remained under the direct authority of the Empire, as was proved by a certificate of Emperors Enrico VI in 1196 and Federico II in 1225. Already in that year Castiglione seemingly governed as a free municipality with its own district stipulating treatise and covenants, such as that of 1198 which predicted, in exchange for peace and protection by Arezzo, an annual payment per head by the men of Castiglione. If consequences of the battle of Montaperti aggravated the intervention of the centre by the Arezzo Ghibellina, after that of Campaldino in 1289 Firenze assumed the role of interested protector, sending a stable military garrison and Fiorentini Podesta. In 1303, Arezzo with Bishop Guido Tarlati managed to re-conquer the castle and his brother Pietro Saccone governed with the office of Imperial Representative from 1313 until Castiglione, in 1336, returned under the dominion of Firenze. In 1343, after the exile of Duke d'Atene from Firenze, the Fiorentini Regents then in office sold Castiglione to Pier Saccone of the Tarlati for 7,000 florins ; but soon after the Perugini became Lords and occupied and maintained Castiglione until 1370, when Pope Urbano V placed the castle under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See. Castiglione assumed its present name definitively in 1384, when it passed, with all the Arezzo territory, under the dominion of the Fiorentina Republic. Plundered in 1409 by the troops of Ladislao di Durazzo, at war with Firenze, it was thus partially reimbursed by the Government of the dominant Firenze in the form of a reduction in taxes, and in 1432 it acquired from the Fiorentini the lake of Brolio. It suffered grave damage again in 1452 caused by the permanence in the territory of the troops of Alfonso King of Napoli in war against Firenze ; other warlike episodes marked the history of Castiglione: after a revolt by the peoples of Castiglione against the Fiorentino Government in 1502, in 1529 it resisted at length before being tricked into surrendering to the Imperial troops of Carlo V, and in 1554, during the war which brought on the capitulation of Siena, it fell briefly in the hands of the antifiorentine forces led by the exiled Piero Strozzi. From then on it followed the general destiny of the Mediceo State, marking it as one of the most important centres of the Arezzo territory, also under the cultural aspect, as demonstrated by a small group of illustrious Castiglionese (some even expatriates) who lived in the XVII and XVIII centuries. Places to visit : The Central Piazza, in the renaissance stamp and embellished by the "Logge del Vasari" of the XVI century. Decorated with coats of arms in stone or terracotta of Commissioners and Podesta, and by an antique fresco. In front of the Logge is the Town-hall erected in 1500 and renewed in 1935. The Municipal Art Gallery , housed since 1991 in the antique "Cassero" (XI-XII century), it is a rich collection of works coming from the local churches. The building includes the Church of S. Angelo, enclosed in the museums path, where, other than the paintings from 1200 to1400 one can admire three masterpieces by a medieval goldsmith. for hotel options have a look at http://www.hotelsincortona.com/ S Lazzo in S . Stefano, ex church, the building goes back to 1350 and its interior is entirely covered with frescos. Parish Church of Rétina , built on a previous installation of the XII -XIII centuries and has a renaissance form with three naves. Montecchio Vesponi Castle, positioned on the road which connects Castiglion Fiorentino to Cortona, it was donated by Firenze to the leader of the mercenary troops Giovanni Acuto after the battle of Campaldino. |
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