Valtiberina Toscana: tiber valley near Arezzo, undiscovered part of Tuscany on the border between Umbria and Marche

The Tuscan Tiber Valley takes its name from the Tiber River, which rises on Mount Fumaiolo, originally in Tuscany and now in Romagna following the border shift ordered by Mussolini in 1923.

It is a natural amphitheater, as Pliny the Younger, who had one of his country villas here, described it, surrounded by hills and further away from the impressive Apennines.

The Tiber Valley has earned the nickname “museum valley” for its evocative landscape, a blend of art, history, and nature. This natural landscape, dominated by forests on the highest peaks and cultivated fields descending towards the valley and plain, is dotted with farmhouses, castles, convents, and parish churches; diverse structures that clearly demonstrate the historical social fabric.

The Tiber Valley also represents spirituality, thanks to the historical presence of the Camaldolese Friars, who were very present throughout the valley and who long influenced the culture, art, and politics of this area, and then of Saint Francis. This presence is evidenced by the numerous monasteries, hermitages, and chapels located along the route that the Saint, his brothers, and later pilgrims took from La Verna to Assisi.

The historic-cultural importance that this valley has covered in centuries is testified and corroborated by the birth in this territory of many illustriuos personalities: the valley is not stranger of their inspiration.

Famous artists born in the Tiber Valley
(Valtiberina Toscana)

Michelangelo Buonarroti, born in Caprese in 1475

Piero della Francesca, born in Sansepolcro around 1420.

Luca Pacioli, mathematician, born in Sansepolcro around 1445

Raffaellino del Colle, painter, born in Sansepolcro in 1495

Santi di Tito,  painter, born in Sansepolcro in 1536

Alberto Burri, artist, born in Città di Castello in 1915