Arezzo and the surrounding area
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Arezzo is one of the Tuscany’s most ancient city, it was founded by the Etruscans and after that it was made a main area during the roman empire. In the Italian territory it’s not usual to find a such small area which is able to offer a so huge environmental and cultural heritage.
Even only a tour at the Cathedral to see the frescoes depicted by Piero della Francesca could represent a excuse to break one’s journey in the city.
The great times of art and architecture of Arezzo are shown even by the medieval neighbourhood.
In the surrounding area it’s possible to make a tour through others treasures such as Cortona and Cetona, discover the Valdichiana and Casentino valleys, all places with their naturalistic and wine and food routes.
Thanks to many links you can easily reach others important cities such as Siena, Pisa and Lucca.
Florence the city of art
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Cradle of the Renaissance and homeland of excellent artists, architects and literates, Florence preserves an incomparable and a legendary cultural heritage.Works of Cimabue, Giotto, Brunelleschi, Donatello and Masaccio the wide-ranging of Leonardo and Michelangelo are quite all collected in its many museums, as in Galleria degli Uffizzi which is known as the world’s most selective art gallery.
Florence’s old town has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 and it gathers all the most meaningful cultural heritages of the entire city, as an example the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral (the domed cathedral of the city), Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) and Palazzo Pitti (Pitti Palace), Ponte Vecchio (Old bridge) and the Cappelle Medicee (Medici Chapels).
Thanks to the artistic complex of the city together with the culinary tradition and the wonderful surrounding Florence is considered a world’s incomparable destination.
Siena and the landscapes
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Surronded by sweet hills which are studded by vineyard and uncommon kind of clays, Siena appears as a diamond embedded in a precious area well known as Chianti.
As the old town keeps in it selves all of the medieval charm so the sieneses keep and most have brought ancient traditions to their everyday life, first of all the legendary Palio of Siena.
Going throughout the surrounding area you can easily find enchanting suburbs, romantic parishes, churches, castles and a several spa.
The hole Siena’s area is well-known also for the huge variety of great wines and for its gastronomic production.
Wine and typical products
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Wine cellars, wine-tasting shops and restaurants: all these places have to be visited if you want to discover all the Tuscany’s typical flavours, a land of an ancient gastronomic traditions made by simple products of a grand quality.
You’ll be able to taste the greatness of tuscanian wines as Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino.
Nature and health
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The 10% of Tuscan territory is under environmental guardianship, it has been divided into protected zones with particular ties.
In the Arezzo’s disctrict there’s the National Park of Casentinesi Forest, which is one of the most loved forest areas of Europe and where you can hike, ride a bike or a horse.
Accommodation
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