Forget once and for all of the typical holidays in Tuscany, in a hotel or in a bed & breakfast in a city of art. If you are willing to visit one of the less renowned Tuscan regions, nevertheless rich in history and masterpieces... what you need is renting a villa in Valtiberina for one or more weeks.

"Valtiberina" is the name of that region stretching in south-eastern Tuscany (right at the border with Umbria) where the Tiber river flows and that is considered, like most of the province of Arezzo - to which it belongs -, one of the best rural tourism destinations.

Why?

• Because renting a villa in Valtiberina close to Anghiari (the theatre of the famous battle, to which Leonardo da Vinci dedicated a fresco) means staying in an accommodation facility overlooking one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.

• Because if you, on the contrary, opt for a cottage or a farmhouse that has been renovated and converted into a holiday villa in the neighbourhood of Caprese Michelangelo or Sansepolcro, you can go at the discovery of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Piero della Francesca`s masterpieces.

Last but not least, in this corner of Tuscany you can do wonderful walks and horse-back, canoe, kayak and mountain-bike excursions along the 18 routes organised by the "Comunità della Valtiberina".

And do not forget that in Sestino, in June, takes place the festival dedicated to Chianina steak.

Have a nice holiday in your villa in Valtiberina!