This was one of the two chief places of Lodovico Buonarroti's podesteria.

It may be said to crown the valley of the Arno; for the waters gathered here flow downwards toward Arezzo, and eventually wash the city walls of Florence.

A few steps farther, travelling south, we pass into the valley of the Tiber, and, after traversing a barren upland region for a couple of hours, reach the verge of the descent upon Caprese.

Here the landscape assumes a softer character.

Far away stretch blue Apennines, ridge melting into ridge above Perugia in the distance.