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Giovi d'Arezzo, Italy

cover photo by Lorisb

Location added by Roland Barthes

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 9.0 (average on 1 votes)

Coordinates : 43.528797, 11.858888 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Giovi d'Arezzo is a fraction of the municipality of Arezzo, 241 m above sea level, perched on the left bank of the Arno river above the dominant cliff the confluence of the Chiassa stream. At the edge of the Arezzo plain, it is 6.16 km north from the city. Located near the intersection of S.R. 71 (formerly S.S. Umbro Casentinese) and S.P. of Libbia which, to the east, through the scheggia and Anghiari passes reaches Valtiberina and, to the west, in Quarata, on the S.P. Setteponti which directs towards the scheggia Valdarno and Florence. In 2008 its population was 737, and its parish, comprising Borgo a Giovi, Ponte alla Chiassa, Petrognano and smaller hamlets, had a size of 1750 residents.

Recommended equipment : Standard kit: "normal" lens a wide angle, also a compact or the simple smarphone is fine

Best months : year-round

How to get there : Provincial/communal road.the old town, although of modest size, is the primitive housing unit in which first the watchtower and later, the castle and the remaining houses of the village that overlook the only square with the characteristic team shape. The access road is characterized by a narrow border edits by Villa Peruzzi (noble Florentine family). The building, dated around 1600/1700, was probably built on the remains of the oldest home of the noble Camaan family (extinct in 1600 with Faustina, who was married to Captain Benedetto Guelfi from Sansepolcro). The last witness of their presence is the marble coat of arms inserted on the wall of the building, today invisible because completely hidden by i.e. and wisteria. On the square stands the ancient trattoria "Al Principe", a quaint building leaning against the Walls of Castellan. The original building has expansions that have taken place in successive and recent eras. In front of the restaurant the remains of the ancient public fountain that, in the past, coming from a natural spring, supplied the entire country. To the northwest, in the central corner of the square, stands the bell tower of the parish church, dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta, rebuilt on the ruins of the ancient fort, of which remain some sections of the ancient walls and the gateway, called the Door.

Visits : The entrance is free, you can take walks up to Pieve in Sietina, the place is historic and at least.

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Sunrise: 06:04, Sunset: 20:15

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🌒 Waxing Crescent, Brightness: 20%

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