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Aboca Museum
How herbs have influenced health through the centuries
Sansepolcro
Via Niccolo' Aggiunti, 75, Sansepolcro
The museum is located in the ancient Palazzo Bourbon del Monte in Sansepolcro, and was set up by the Aboca company, a market leader in the medicinal herbs sector. The museum aims to safeguard and promote the traditional use of medicinal herbs and extracts to promote health. The museum itinerary, called "Erbe e salute nei secoli", is located over 12 rooms in the charming, 16th century Noble palazzo. Also on display are the ancient tools and utensils used to mix herbs, like mortars, ceramic plates and distillation instruments.
Numerous rooms display recreations of the ancient workshops where herbs were mixed and stored. The itinerary ends with an exhibition space, where over 100 medicinal plants are displayed. The majority of items in the museum hail from the private collection belonging to the Aboca company, while the remainder was purchased after the museum was opened.
You can also visit the Bibliotheca Antiqua, a botanical library composed of about 2,500 printed volumes of alchemy, pharmacopoeia, natural science and ancient recepies.
Info: abocamuseum.it/en
Sansepolcro
THE VILLAGE OF TOWERS AND PALACES THAT RISES FROM THE APENNINE MOUNTAINS, BIRTHPLACE OF PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA
Sansepolcro is a town nestled at the foot of the Apennine Mountains, a gateway to Tuscany that rules the Upper Tiber Valley. This sprawling green mountainous terrain skims the Alpe della Luna and the Massa Trabaria area, bordering Umbrian hills, the mountains of Arezzo and the Catenaia Alps.
Legend has it that Sansepolcro’s mystic origins trace back to the pilgrim saints Arcano and Egidio. ...
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