The name of the place of Subbiano has latin roots: Sub Jano conditum, that means built up by Giano or at the eve of Giano.
Mr Giovanni Randelli, an historian of 16th century attributed to Giano even the creation of Arezzo.
As time has gone by the tradition that the living centre has taken the name of Giano is lost in time.
Giano was a more ancient divinity and prayed by Romans who call him as Pater.
According to many studymen originally it was a celestial divinity and exactly the sun.
Giano was the symbol and the end of everything. Its double face image appeared even in the book axe.
It is a village placed amid the town of Arezzo and the Casentino Valley. There are still many vineyards for the production of wine of the Wineroad “Terre di Arezzo” and there you can find even good products such as cheese and salami.
VALENZANO CASTLE
You need to get account that the Alp of Catenaia hides some unforgettable corners among its tops.
It lays at the borderline of a fortress in the northern part of the Alp, almost at the crossing of the Talla river with the Cantalupo flood. Valenzano raise its red towers as it was still a sentinel of this impressive valley that saw it at the centre of battles betweeen laical feudatarians and churchmen.
The large building complex is included inside a thick group of cypress hills; up to the mountains many woods and chestnut trees are as a crown to it and end up with strange pastures, whil southbound the valley contains vineyards, pinetrees and oak trees among its wavings facing the street.
Its origins are very ancient as much as its structure is articulated. Many historical people have passed there an nowadays it is used as a Restaurant with rooms for wonderful stays and for events or marriages.
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