Anghiari, a little place on the edge of Tuscany.

Mattino Toscano (a Tuscan Morning)

First thing this morning we headed to the local pharmacist where Katie purchased a selection of goodies, that will help make this little cold more bearable and hopefully kick it sooner, rather than later.

It then was time for some new explorations; this time a hilltop town north from Agriturismo La Maestà, Anghiari.

The drive from Castiglion Fiorentino was through a wooded area and was some Italian countryside that we had not seen before. Unfortunately, when driving I cant take photos and there were no real opportunities to stop. With the road running along the creek, some trees were without leaves and covered in moss, while some still retained their leaves, but were brown and ready to fall.

Anghiari has much history and more than I could ever faithfully represent here, but thankfully their history is maintained in the many museums that are in the town.  We visited the Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari, which presented information about a historic battle and also other historical information about the town over three floors. It was well worth the 4 euro entry per person.

After the museum, we ventured further and made a purchase of a ceramic Giraffe, from a lovely little man. If we had bigger bags who knows what else we would have got.

Then it was time to visit a church, this one was from the 1100's.

Lunch was at a lovely place, Il Feudo del Vicario, where I had porcini mushroom pasta followed by a rustic beef steak, where Katie had a soup of chicken broth and spelt (a type of legume) followed by steak braised with polenta wedges.  We both shared a small bowl of potatoes which were seasoned with salt, olive oil and (amazing) truffle. 

The meal was lovely, as were the surrounds of the tiny dining room. Locals filled all of the tables, enjoying their Sunday dinner and we took joy in realising we were the only tourists in the place.  These are the little restaurants we like to uncover - if they are full of locals, you know you are on to a winner! 

We continued walking the streets of the town but did find it to be one of the hilliest places we have visited. It was very much up and down, not a flat street or laneway to be seen.

Below is Franco, as Katie named him. When we parked the car at Anghiari, he arrived and was meowing at us both, we gave him a pat and he followed us part way into the town.

When we returned to the car Franco the Gatto was still there, this time curled up on the seat waiting for us.

Before leaving Anghiari, I was able to take the DJI Mavic drone for a flight around the town, and here it is below.

We then returned via the same path and stopped in at Castiglion Fiorentino and walked up to Piazza del Municipio and had a coffee, whilst admiring the view. Thankfully by now, our winter colds had started to improve a little.

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