I fell in love with the medieval village of Anghiari the first time I came here to paint, six years ago and, as an artist, I could not resist coming back and discovering more of the natural, unspoiled beauty, charm, history and art. I love the local people, their smiles and the non-commercial way they treat visitors, not as tourists as we are treated in most places in the world, but as guests or old friends as if we have been here before. I cannot satisfy in one lifetime all the unpainted landscapes yet here for me to paint. And finally, I met Giuseppe who has a love and passion for Anghiari and wanted to write about it – so together we decided to share these excursions, through paintings and The Legend of the Friendly Tuscan Wolf. So here they are – in a book with a CD, just for you.

Anghiari is a medieval village situated on top of a hill in the wild, unspoiled countryside of Tuscany. The hill and slopes of Anghiari flank the west side of the Upper Tiber Valley and Apennine Mountains. The medieval quarter of the village is preserved intact and in the Middle Ages a square (now Piazza Baldaccio) and a steep Roman road (now Corso Matteotti which becomes Via della Battaglia) were built from the top of the village to the next village of Sansepolcro. These are a few of the reasons Anghiari was chosen. Come, enjoy a journey of discovery with us through this book, An Adventure in Tuscany.

Dawn Angela
Artist & co-author
www.dawnangela.com