Arezzo – you will find its inhabitants almost everywhere. Arezzo is of Etruscan origin and its capital is situated about 75 kilometers to the south of Florence and has the population of 95,000 inhabitants. In the Middle Ages Arezzo acted as a city republic and now it primarily attracts visitors who are mainly interested in art because of the frescoes of Piero della Francesca in the main choir of the Basilica of San Francesco. The Basilica registration is required if you want to visit it. city travelers will be greatly impressed with the Romanesque Pieve di Santa Maria on the central Corso Italia with its Campanile dello Cento Beech-tower of the 100 holes, even though there are just 40 double-arched windows. Besides, every first weekend of the month at the Piazza Grande is held there. Among the loggias, designed by Giorgio Vasari, culinary delights are served in the local restaurants that are typically Tuscan. One of the most typical dishes is probably the ribollita-a - Tuscan kale soup. If you still want to get an impression of Arezzo in advance then you should watch a movie “Life is Beautiful” as the great part of the movie was brought here on celluloid.
There are many other excellent cities that invite to make the dreamy walks and culinary delights situated in the vicinity of Arezzo. Here should be mentioned such cities as Montevarchi, Cortona, Bibbiena or Civitella in Val di Chaiana situated 525 meters above sea level. Travelers always come to the province of Arezzo and stay here at their on expense whether on the hill in an autumnal yellow and tinted Tuscany landscape of convent or monastery on the banks of the Arno, which flows through the province. Here you can stay wherever you wish.
Photo: Gianfranco
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