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At first sight it looks like one of the many Medieval Tuscan cities, but in reality its origins date back to the VI century B. C. At that time the urban site was situated on the top of the hill, where you can now find the ëPratoí Gardens. In Etruscan times it was quite an important centre, one of the twelve ëlucumoniaeí, so the Etruscan city-states were called. Later on it became a Roman town and was quite important for its strategic location in the centre of Italy. We can still see some remains of a Roman amphitheatre in town and some famous vases, called ëcorallineí for their reddish colour, in the Archeological Museum.During the Middle Ages Arezzo was a free Commune.But the gradual expansion of the dominion of Arezzo came into contrast with the economic and political interests of nearby Siena and Florence.
arezzo - Capital city of the Tuscan province, Arezzo is 296 meters above sea level. It is located on a hillside between...
chianciano terme - Chianciano is an important reality of modern thermal tourism, where the traditional offer is combined with the...
chianti - Tuscany is known mainly for Chianti, while Tuscany's wine of greatest stature is Brunello di Montalcino.
Its climate,...
cortona - An encounter with Cortona is an encounter with art, with history and with spirituality. Getting to know this timeless...
elba island - It's hard to find anywhere else in the middle of the sea which tells of a past so rich and tormented.
The first news...
empoli - Empoli appears in documents of the 8th century as a castle, but the city was recognised in 1119 as organised around...
florence - Florence is the city of the Renaissance.
Here You can find lots of monuments, churches and squares of great interest...
grosseto - Grosseto is largely modern in appearance, apart from its centre, inside a circle of 16th century hexagonal walls,...
livorno - Livorno is situated on the Tyrrhenian coast at the southern edge of the Arno alluvial plain and is an important...
lucca - Lucca is situated 19 m. above sea level. It lies within a circle of 16th century walls which, in the 19th century,...
massa carrara - Massa Carrara is a province of Tuscany named after the two main towns in its territory, Massa and Carrara.
Situated...
montalcino - The hill of Montalcino having been formed in different geological eras, presents extremely variable soil...
monte argentario - The Argentario is characterized by an exceptionally mild climate, witnessed by the presence of rare plants, not...
montecatini terme - Montecatini is very famous for its waters, which are saline solutions with a diversified concentration with precious...
mugello - The territory of the Mugello - Sieve Valley has inherited from this period few, but important and typical dishes and...
pisa - Many visitors to Tuscany arrive and leave via Pisa airport. Sadly, few of them give Pisa more than a fleeting glance...
pistoia - Pistoia is a commercial center for fruit, flower, and vegetable growers. Manufactures include firearms, iron, steel,...
prato - Prato is an art city and is a zone famous for the production of DOC and DOCG wines.
Of Roman origin, Prato was razed...
san gimignano - San Gimignano increased in wealth and developed greatly during the Middle Ages thanks to the "Via...
siena - Siena is situated 322 mt above the sea level, in the heart of Tuscany. It has kept its typical medieval appearance...
tuscany - The miracle of Tuscany is that all its treasures come packaged in a gorgeous country of majestic mountains, placid...
val orcia - Sweet rolling hills with different colours depending on the season, valleys divided by the river Orcia, churches and...
valdichiana - The Valdichiana is a land of Tuscany very famous for its wine production. Amongst its towns there is Montepuliano....
versilia - The territory of Versilia is divided into the administrative Communes of Pietrasanta, Forte di Marmi, Seravezza and...
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