The town of Bibbiena in the province of Arezzo is set on top of a hill that dominates the Archiano, an affluent of the Arno, at 420 m. a.s.l. of altitude. It has a population of about 11,000 inhabitants and is a town that is characterized by its rich theatre season housed inside the XIX-century Dovizi Theatre.

Other monuments to be visited in Bibbiena are Palazzo Dovizi, that its homonym cardinal ordered to build, the parish of the Saints Ippolito and Donato and the Sanctuary of Santa Maria del Sasso, both of the XII century. Instead, the church of San Lorenzo dates to the XV century, while among the XVI-century structures there is Palazzo Poltri (the ancient Praetorship) and the oratory of Saint Francis. Besides, Palazzo Niccolini, Palazzo Marcucci and Palazzo Ferri enrich this abundant architectural patrimony.
The origins of the town must probably be traced back to the period when the Etruscans dominated the territory along the Arno before the pressure of the Romans made them capitulate. Yet, the most ancient news on the village dates to the X century and, as far as it can be inferred, it belonged to Arezzo's Episcopal curia until that time. At the end of the XIII century, the Florentines established their presence in the area after the victorious battle of Campaldino in 1289.
The bishopric of Arezzo, led by Guido Tarlati, recuperated its control over Bibbiena in the XIV century. After Guido Tarlati's death, the assignment of Arezzo to Florence took place and his brother Pier Saccone orchestrated it. He obtained the dominion on Bibbiena in exchange, but in 1360, the Florentines assaulted the town again and conquered it. They transformed it into a town hall in 1360 and, as such, Bibbiena began its period of political and institutional stability of the XVI century under the aegis of the Tuscan Grand Duchy.
In the XIX century, before it was annexed to the kingdom of Italy, Bibbiena's economy throve. The manufacture industry of woollen clothes and the craft manufacture of wood sided the traditional agriculture based on the cultivation of vines, olives, cereals and fruit and vegetables.