The City of AREZZO

A bright hill town in eastern Tuscany, Arezzo boasts a very ancient origin. After being one of the major Etruscan lucumonies it became a strategically important Roman city. Important monuments bear witness to flourishing economic activities, foremost the Amphiteater with its important remains: Well kown were its foundries and artistic red vase factories (called coralline vases) whose tchnique spread throughout the roman world: In the Middle Ages Arezzo was a free comune where often the interests of the Ghibelline party prevailed, antagonizaing the nearby Guelf Florence:

Arezzo lies on a hill at the edge of a plain formed by the Arno river alluvions:

On the top of the hill stand out the Cathedral, the City Palace and the medici Fortress; the main road descend in a fan shape down to the city gates

SANTA MARIA DELLA PIEVE

SANTA MARIA DELLA PIEVE

Santa Maria della Pieve is the largest and most beatiful romanesque church in the Arezzo region and certainly the most characteristic that sprang up in the city during the period of its independence, behind the church is the Piazza Grande where on the third Sunday of Giune and the first Sunday of September is held the “ Giostra del Saracino” Here there is also an antique fair on the first Sunday of every month: Considered a true anthology of architectural style, from the Romanesque to the Gothic, the Renaissance and the Baroque, Piazza Grande is one of the most original, organic and picturesque squares in Italy

OPERE D'ARTE

 "La leggenda della Vera Croce” di Piero della Francesca

The magnificent crucifix by Cimabue in the church of San Domenico

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