Villa Casanova is located in the countryside of Pieve Santo Stefano, a delightful Medieval village in Valtiberina area, crossed by the Tiber river. Pieve Santo Stefano is known as the "City of the Diary" as it hosts both the National Archive of Diaries (which has collected all the historical memories of the town since 1984 through diaries, letters, epistolary) and the Little Museum of Diaries (a multisensory and interactive journey born to describe the National Archive of Diaries and its precious autobiographical stories). Always been linked to the figure of St. Francis, the Tiber Valley includes the first stage of the Ways of Saint Francis, a pilgrimage that goes from the Sanctuary of La Verna to Assisi. Moreover still in the Tiber Valley you will find other Medieval villages, worthy of a day trip, such as: Sansepolcro (where Piero della Francesca was born), Anghiari (where the famous Battle of Anghiari took place), Caprese Michelangelo (where Michelangelo Buonarroti was born) and Monterchi (where Piero della Francesca painted one of his most famous frescoes, “La Madonna del Parto”). Lastly the location of the villa, not far from the border with Umbria, allows you to easily visit Umbrian destinations such as: Citerna, Città di Castello, Montone and Umbertide. Main distances: Pieve Santo Stefano (7 km), Sansepolcro (14 km), Anghiari (23 km), Monterchi (29 km), Città di Castello (32 km), Arezzo (51 km), Perugia (83 km), Florence (128 km). Please note that the distances mentioned above are approximate, and are referred as the crow flies from the property.