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In the footsteps
of Piero della Francesca
Start your journey through the Terre di Piero: Emilia Romagna, Marche, Toscana e Umbria. This is
a journey into the heart of central Italy that will lead us through the most beautiful landscapes,
loved and immortalized by Piero della Francesca. A breathtaking itinerary made of art, territory,
history, culture and music, full of enchanting lands, flavours and experiences, is waiting for you.
In the lands of Piero della Francesca, on the trail of the travelling master
The Italian Renaissance in Piero’s lands
4 Days/3 Nights
Day 3: Arezzo › Perugia (95km)
From the Roman to the middle-ages town, welcome to Rimini, the first stop of the tour leading you where the
most famous Piero della Francesca’s painting are preserved. Continue your journey discovering the most signi-
ficant places linked to the master, moving from Urbino to the beautiful tuscan landscapes.
• Guided visit to Arezzo starting from the Cathedral (Duomo) where the painting of Maria Maddalena by Piero della
Francesca is preserved.
• Guided visit to the middle-age Cathedral of San Francesco. Here, inside the Bacci Chapel, admire a series of the
travelling master’s paintings entitled The Cycle of The True Cross (Il Ciclo della Vera Croce).
• Free lunch and transfer to Perugia by own means.
• Guided tour of Perugia including stops to admire the Etruscan Wall, Oratorio di San Bernardino, Fontana Maggiore, San
Lorenzo’s Cathedral and Rocca Paolina.
• Guided visit to the Umbria National Gallery, in the ancient Palazzo dei Priori, to admire the Polittico di Sant’Antonio by
Piero della Francesca and in the moulding, the Annunciazione.
• Free time for dinner and overnight.
Day 1: Rimini › Urbino (65 km)
• Arrival in Rimini by own means.
• Guided visit to Rimini and its two faces: on one side the Roman town on the Adriatic sea, with the open-air
historical sites between the Arch of Augusto, the Flaminia and Emilia roads, Tiberio Bridge and the Domus del Chirurgo;
on the other side the middle-ages town, with the paintings of Giotto and the painters of the school of Rimini in the
thirteenth century, the Castle, the Malatesta’s Temple with the valleys painted by Piero della Francesca. Here you can
admire one of the most famous paintings of the artist: the fresco of Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta praying in front of
St. Sigismondo (Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta che prega davanti a San Sigismondo).
• Transfer by own means to Urbino. Welcome drink in hotel in Urbino upon arrival.
• Taste of local typical products with selected wines of the area.
• Overnight in Urbino
Day 4: Perugia › Assisi (25 km)
• Transfer to Assisi by own means, Unesco world heritage site since 2000.
• Guided tour of the city including the Cathedrals of San Francesco, Santa Maria degli Angeli and all the Franciscan
places.
• Free lunch, end of the tour and departure.
Day 2: Urbino › Sansepolcro (85 km) › Monterchi (15 km) › Arezzo (30 km)
• Guided tour of Urbino: a small town with an outstanding role in art history, having been one of the most creative
and admired courts of the Renaissance. Entering the streets and buildings of the old town, it is still possible to notice
the perspective perfection that inspired many works by Piero della Francesca, including Flagellazione and Madonna di
Senigallia, still hosted inside Palazzo Ducale.
• Visit of Palazzo Ducale and the Marche National Gallery, inside the palace.
• Visit to the Church of San Bernardino where Federico da Montefeltro was buried.
• Free lunch and transfer by own means to Sansepolcro, hometown of Piero della Francesca, where the artist was born,
lived for some time, and died.
• Guided visit to the Civic Museum, where some masterpieces of Piero are still preserved, such as the Resurrection, the
Madonna della Misericordia, San Giuliano and San Ludovico; in these works the harmony of the streets, the elegance
of the palaces and inside of the churches are perfectly recreated by the artist.
• Visit to the village: walk through the middle-ages streets, pass in front of the house where the artist was born and
arrive to the Romanic Gothic Cathedral.
• Transfer to Monterchi by own means and meeting with local guide.
• Tour of the village: Monterchi is an intimate middle-ages village in the most hidden and untouched Tuscany, among
parish churches and castles, where it is said the mother of Piero della Francesca was born. Here the artist took
inspiration and painted life celebration in its highest expression: the Madonna del Parto.
• Transfer to Arezzo by own means.
• Dinner in a typical restaurant with traditional food and overnight.
Sansepolcro
Rimini
Monterchi
Urbino
Perugia
Arezzo
Assisi
PROPOSAL INCLUDES
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1 Night in 4* Hotel in Urbino on BB Board in doubel room
1 Night in 4* Hotel in Arezzo on BB Board in double room
1 Night in 4* Hotel in Perugia on BB Board in double room
1 welcome drink in hotel in Urbino upon arrival
1 wine & food tasting of local products combined with local wines in Urbino
Guide Service in the chosen language
Dinner in a typical restaurant in Arezzo
Entrance ticket for Domus del Chirurgo in Rimini
Entrance ticket for Palazzo Ducale (Duke’s Palace) and Galleria Nazionale
delle Marche in Urbino
· Entrance ticket for Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria in Perugia
· Special gift as memory of the experience
· Phone assistance 24/7
PROPOSAL NOT INCLUDES
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Transfer
City tax to be paid on spot
Meals non mentioned in the section Proposal includes
Everything not mentioned in the section Proposal includes
OPTIONAL SERVICES:
· Bus Transfer
· Lunch and dinner reservations
· Renaissance style dinner, in a characteristic restaurant in the
historic centre of the town
· Guided winetasting tour in selected wine cellar
· Private chamber concert and a music action painting in an
exclusive locations
Starting from € 395 per person
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