Casa Petrarca

The great writer Francesco Petrarca was born in Arezzo in 1304 and in 1305 he came to Incisa , where he stayed in his grandfather's property until the age of seven , while his father was under a sentence of exile from Florence; the family then moved near Avignon.

The building in which Francesco spent some years of his childhood was part of the ancient Castel Nuovo dell'Ancisa complex, built by the Florentines in 1224 and then fortified later. What is left today of the castle are, converted to residential use, the former Palazzo Pretorio (right in front of Petrarca's home) and the remains of the ancient San Biagio church, under the bell gable supported by a large trapezoidal wall, a symbol of the old Ancisa.

Casa Petrarca has become an exhibition space, a meeting and discussion place, a location hosting exhibits, workshops and training courses thanks to the presence of exhibition facilities and technological equipment.

The historical core of Incisa is connected with the life of the town by an ancient walkway, starting from piazza della Repubblica with via Antica Porta and continuing up to Casa Petrarca. Along the way you can look at unusual panoramic views and find some quotes out of the Canzoniere or other works by the writer.