THE VALLEY

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.

Henry David Thoreau

THE PARK

Welcoming forests, which enable the visitor to experience vivid and deep sensations; full of meditative silences that can turn in an instant into fascinating sounds, providing tales and encounters to tell. The park surrounds a precious treasure: the ‘Nature Reserve of Sasso Fratino’

ECOMUSEUM

The Ecomuseum of Casentino is organised as a network of exhibition spaces, cultural testimonies and experiences, which are dispersed throughout the valley, maintaining strong links with the local community. Each ecomuseum in the network has its own role to play, and individual characteristics, which also reflect diverse times, spaces and ways of doing things.

PLACES OF WORSHIP

It doesn’t matter what faith you are or whether you are a believer or not. Spiritual places have a very special energy that surpasses religious boundaries and invigorates the heart and the mind.

CHURCHES

Beautiful Romanesque churches full of art, culture and religion

CASTLES

Attractive places to relive history and admire wonderful architecture.

MUSEUMS

In the Casentino valley you will find museums that recount historical, cultural and folkloric aspects of the region.

HOW TO GET HERE

Casentino is a small, precious jewel in Tuscany: atmospheric and rich with history. The valley is in the province of Arezzo, a few kilometres from Florence; the first section of the river Arno flows through it, starting at Mount Falterona (1654m above sea level). Mount Falterona, together with Mount Falco (1658m above sea level), makes up the northern border of the valley, at the boundary with Romagna. In the east, the Alps of Serra and the Alps of Catenaia separate Casentino from the higher Tiber valley. In the west, the Pratomagno Massif separates it from the higher Valdarno. Finally, the western reliefs of Mount Falterona separate the valley from Mugello.