Montevarchi, Administrative commune in Upper Arno Valley, Italy
Description
Montevarchi is a commune in the Province of Arezzo, located in the upper Arno valley where a prehistoric lake once filled the basin. The town sits at 144 meters above sea level between the valley floor and the hills that separate this area from the Chianti wine region.
History
The settlement formed around 1100 near a Benedictine monastery, first controlled by the Marquis Bourbon del Monte. In 1273, control shifted to Florence, bringing the commune into the orbit of the powerful city-state.
Culture
The Museum of Sacred Art contains the Tempietto Robbiano, a chapel with glazed terracottas created by Andrea della Robbia between 1490 and 1499.
Practical
The town works as a production center for clothing and operates several hydroelectric and thermal power plants in the surrounding area. Visitors find the center easy to reach, with broad streets connecting the different neighborhoods.
Did you know?
The Paleontology Museum holds 1,600 fossils from the upper Arno valley that document local wildlife from three million years ago. The collection includes remains of prehistoric elephants and other mammals that once lived along the shore of the vanished lake.
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San Lorenzo Collegiate Church
32 m
Villa Masini
472 m
Museo paleontologico di Montevarchi
118 m
Palazzo del Littorio
244 m
Santa Maria al Giglio
723 m
Palazzo del Podestà
40 m
Rosaleda Botánica Carla Fineschi
5.5 km
Convento di San Francesco a Montecarlo
4 km
Casa di Benedetto Varchi
22 m
Cappuccini Convent
954 m
Pinetum of Moncioni
6.9 km
Fattoria Granducale di Montevarchi
185 m
Monastero di Santa Maria del Latte
152 m
Chiesa di Ludovico (Montevarchi)
99 m
Monte Pio (Montevarchi)
168 m
Biblioteca dell'Accademia valdarnese del Poggio
184 m
Chiostro di Cennano
111 m
Santa Maria
6.5 km
San Giovanni Battista a Galatrona
5.8 km
San Giovanni Battista
6.6 km
Castellare
225 m
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
102 m
Palazzo Lazzerini
255 m
Monastero di Sant'Angelo alla Ginestra
506 m
San Leolino
7.4 km
Teatro comunale
6.4 km
Church of Misericordia
142 m
Sant'Apollinare
6.3 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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