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| Its History |
| The restaurant "
La Pieve Vecchia " is laid out on a site where
between the 5th and 6th Century the early christian parish church
of Sant'Animo was built. |
| Here we are dealing with
a group of ancient architecture, who's fascination and prestigious
origin ramains unchanged throughout the centuries. |
| The name Pieve
Vecchia has always been conserved even after, in around
the 6th century the curch Sant'Animo was moved to a safer position
on the hillside on the other side of the connecting road between
Monterchi & Città di Castello, where even today is
visible. |
| The building from this
moment became utilised for the united administration of tenants
& foreigners in property that Sant'Animo possessed in the
surrounding area. |
| This whole agreement took
place from the beginning of the 1600, when Pieve Vecchia
and its surrounding land became primarily used for agriculture. |
| For it's position on the
borders of Tuscany and the papal state, along an important road
like that which connects Arezzo with Città di Castello,
the Pieve Vecchia has been through the centuries an important
focal pointfor whomever passed by. |
| Foreigners, diplomats
of the powerful medieval era and the renaissance courts of central
Italy, leaders of every kind found a safe haven along this short
and easy voyage that flows between the extreme oriental borders
of Tuscany, western Umbira and Le Marche. |
| The Restaurant "
Pieve Vecchia " therefore starts
its life evoking such memories, to recreate a famous history
and embellish the arduousness and hospitality of this the upper
tiber. |
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and then dear friends, when you would like to return to this
world and rest after a long journey, go to the Pieve Vecchia
an ancient spot, where even if you arrive late there will always
be a table laid for you. |
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| Extract
from a 14th Century traveller's letter. |
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