Montopoli in Val d’Arno | Bow and Arrow Challenge

For 51 years, Montopoli in Valdarno has celebrated the medieval re-enactment of the Disfida con l’arco (Archery Challenge) on the second Saturday and Sunday of September, in which the two quarters of Montopoli (the “perinsù” and the “peringiù”, i.e. Santo Stefano and San Giovanni) challenge each other to the sound of bows and arrows.

Two days in which history and the present merge and give life to this spectacle of processions, artists and exhibitors. For two days, we leave our times behind to immerse ourselves in the Middle Ages, in a setting characterised by attention to detail and the occultation of the signs of modern times; amidst characteristic costumes, challenges between musicians, acrobats, craftsmen, merchants and warriors.

The Museo Civico Guicciardini will be open with activities for families with children