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Comune di Bibbiena
Municipal coat of arms
Location of Bibbiena in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Arezzo (AR)
Mayor	Ferruccio Ferri (since June 2004)
Elevation	425 m (1,394 ft)
Area	86 km² (33.2 sq mi)
Population (as of 2008)
- Total	12,574
- Density	146/km² (378/sq mi)
Time zone	CET, UTC+1
Coordinates	43°42′N 11°49′E / 43.7, 11.817
Gentilic	Bibbienesi
Dialing code	0575
Postal code	52011
Frazioni	Banzena, Bibbiena Stazione, Campi, Farneta, Marciano, Partina, Pian del ponte, Santa Maria del sasso, Serravalle, Soci, Terrossola
Patron	Sant'Ippolito
- Day	August 13
Website: www.comune.bibbiena.ar.it

For Cardinal Bernardo Bibbiena, see Bernardo Dovizi

Bibbiena is a town and commune in the province of Arezzo, Tuscany (Italy), the largest town in the valley of Casentino. It is located 60 kilometers (37.2 mi) from Florence, 30 kilometers (18.6 mi) from Arezzo, 60 kilometers (37.2 mi) from Siena and 20 kilometers (12.4 mi) from the Sanctuary of La Verna.

The town is on top of a hill at an altitude of 425 meters (1,394 ft).

History

Bibbiena was originally an important Etruscan town that eventually evolved into a Medieval castle- portions of which, in the form of the "Torre dei Tarlati" and the "Porta dei Fabbri" still exist.

Main sights

• Palazzo Mazzoleni
• Palazzo Niccolini
• Palazzo Dovizi, built by Cardinal Bernardo Dovizi, who is usually known as "Bibbiena", He was born in Bibbiena and served as secretary to Cardinal Giovanni de’Medici (later Pope Leo X).

The religious buildings include:

• the church of San Lorenzo, famous for the glazed terracotta reliefs by the Della Robbia school
• the Pieve di Sant’Ippolito (former chapel of the Tarlati Castle)
• the Rococo Oratorio of San Francesco
• the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sasso, one of the most important Renaissance buildings in the Casentino area.

Culture

The town holds its yearly "Rievocazione della Mea" festival on the last Sunday of Carnival and Shrove Tuesday as well as a similar celebration in the summer with parades in historical costume and a show in the main square.

Twinnings

• Boulazac, France, since 1989

External links

• Official website

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