The Casentino is the valley in which the first tract of the river Arno flows to Subbiano , Italy .
5-648: It is one of the four valleys (alongside Valdarno , Valdichiana , and Valtiberina ) in which the Province of Arezzo is divided. Mount Falterona , from which the Arno starts, represents the northern boundary between the Casentino and Romagna . On the east of the valley are the Alpe di Serra and the Alpe di Catenaia, which separate the Casentino from the highest tract of the Valtiberina. On
10-505: Is especially various, including both plains and mountains rich in large forests. These mountains have often attracted great saints: it was here that St. Romuald built his hermitages at Camaldoli , and that less than two centuries later St. Francis of Assisi established the Sanctuary of La Verna , the headquarters of the Franciscan order. The valley's biggest comuni are all located in
15-471: The Italieniches Liederbuch by Hugo Wolf . 43°42′N 11°49′E / 43.700°N 11.817°E / 43.700; 11.817 This Province of Arezzo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Valdarno The Valdarno is the valley of the river Arno , from Florence to the sea. The name applies to the entire river basin, though usage of
20-500: The Arno valley: among these the biggest are Bibbiena and Poppi , while Capolona , Castel Focognano , Castel San Niccolò , Pratovecchio , Stia , Subbiano are more or less smaller. The villages located on the neighbouring hills and mountains are much smaller. These are Chitignano , Chiusi della Verna , Montemignaio , Ortignano Raggiolo and Talla . The Casentino is mentioned in the song "Ich hab in Penna einen Liebsten wohnen", from
25-576: The west there is the Pratomagno, which separates the valley from the Valdarno Superiore. Part of the valley is included in the Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona, Campigna National Park . It can be said that the valley has an oval form, with an extension across the river that varies from a maximum of 60 km (40 miles) to a minimum of 30 km (20 miles). The topography of the Casentino
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