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Città di Castello day trip from Perugia or Arezzo or Anghiari and Sansepolcro
A day trip to Città di Castello from Perugia, Arezzo or Anghiari and Sansepolcro: the Tela Umbra hand-loom workshop, Alberto Burri's own collection in Palazzo Albizzini, Piazza Matteotti and the cathedral with its round bell tower, Raphael and Signorelli in the Pinacoteca, ending with Burri's huge late works in the old tobacco-drying sheds. Every stop has a typical visit length.
How long do you have?
Map: 1 day
Città di Castello in 1 day
Day 1
Tela Umbra weaving museum
Hand-loom weaving workshop founded in 1908 by Alice Hallgarten Franchetti, where linen is still woven by hand, with a small textile museum.
Collezione Burri at Palazzo Albizzini
Alberto Burri's own selection of his work, from the sacks and burnt plastics to the cracked surfaces, in a Renaissance palace of his home town.
Historic centre of Città di Castello (Piazza Matteotti)
Walk the walled town of the upper Tiber valley from its main square, past Renaissance palaces of the Vitelli family and busy shopping streets.
Città di Castello Cathedral and round bell tower
Cathedral with an unfinished facade and an unusual round medieval bell tower; its museum holds the early-Christian Canoscio treasure.
Pinacoteca comunale (Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera)
Town art gallery in a Vitelli palace with a decorated garden facade, holding a processional banner by Raphael and works by Signorelli.
Collezione Burri at the Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco
Vast black former tobacco-drying sheds outside the walls, filled with Burri's huge late painting cycles and large sculptures.
Watch: Città di Castello
A one-minute look at the plan: every stop, day by day, with the map.
Getting there
By car Città di Castello is about 20 minutes from Sansepolcro and about 25 minutes from Anghiari, about 50 minutes from Perugia along the E45, and about 50 minutes from Arezzo. Public transport is slow, so a car is the easiest way in a day.
Staying in Perugia or Arezzo or Anghiari and Sansepolcro? This day fits into those city plans, and in the Trip Builder it is one click under each of them.
When to go to Città di Castello
Spring and autumn are the best seasons, mild and good for walking. Autumn brings the town's white truffle fair, usually around the start of November, and the Festival delle Nazioni of chamber music runs in late summer. Summer is hot, but the museums are cool.
Plan the rest of your trip
- Where to stay: hotels in Città di Castello on Booking.com or Trip.com
- Skip-the-line tickets: museums and sights in Città di Castello on Tiqets
- Tours and day trips: things to do in Città di Castello on GetYourGuide
- Data on arrival: an eSIM for Italy from Airalo
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Tips for Città di Castello
- Most museums in town, including both Burri collections, are closed on Mondays; the Ex Seccatoi open fewer days in winter, so check before you go.
- The two Burri collections are a short drive or a walk of about 15 minutes apart, so leave time to get from the old town to the sheds.
- The Tela Umbra workshop is best seen in the morning, when the weavers are usually at the looms.
- The old town is flat and compact inside its walls: park outside the walls and walk.
- In autumn, try the white truffle of the upper Tiber valley on fresh pasta in the town's trattorie.
Make it your own
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Photo credits
- Historic centre of Città di Castello (Piazza Matteotti): Adri08, CC BY-SA 3.0
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