Anghiari

On 29 June 1440 the plain below Anghiari saw Florence defeat Milan, a battle Leonardo da Vinci was later asked to paint in Palazzo Vecchio. The town crowns a gravel hill above the Tuscan stretch of the Tiber valley, all steps and steep lanes, and a dead-straight road laid out by the Tarlati runs to Sansepolcro. The Palio della Vittoria still marks the victory every 29 June at sunset.

Highlights

• Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari, inside Palazzo Marzocco
• Palio della Vittoria, a foot race run every 29 June since 1441
• Belvedere on the lower walls, pointing towards the battlefield
• Museo di Palazzo Taglieschi, with art from Valtiberina churches
• Anghiari Festival of classical music and opera every July

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.