With a population of 100,000, Arezzo is an ancient city where traveling is a discovery. The magnificent and intact historic center will surprise you with its slow rhythms, the tranquility and relaxation of the lifestyle of a Tuscany of other times in which time seems to have stopped.
- The city where some great Italians were born such as the inventor of musical notes Guido Monaco, the poet Francesco Petrarca and the artist and art historian Giorgio Vasari.
- The film "La Vita è Bella" by Roberto Benigni, winner of 3 Oscars, was filmed in its narrow medieval streets and squares.
- Rich in museums and masterpieces of art and architecture from Antiquity to the Renaissance.
- You will be accompanied by a local guide expert in the history, art, traditions and legends of the city.
| Included | The guided tour with an authorized, qualified and expert local guide of the area. |
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| Duration | 3 Hours |
| Bring along | Comfortable shoes for walking uphill in the historic center. |
| Participants | Il tour parte con un numero minimo di 4 partecipanti |
| Important information | The tour starts with a minimum of 4 participants |
Venue
Casa dell'Energia, Via Leone Leoni, Arezzo, AR, Italia
Offered by
ARTOURS di Susanna Buricchi
Further information
One of the oldest cities in Tuscany, Arezzo has been inhabited since the eighth-seventh century - BC. by the Etruscans and then by the Romans as evidenced by the numerous finds found and preserved in the Archaeological Museum.
The remains of the Roman Amphitheater of Arezzo testify to its importance in the imperial age when Caio Cilnio Mecenate, famous Minister of Culture of Augustus, was also born there, so much so that the word "patron" is still used in all modern languages to define a protector and financier of the arts.
Arezzo was also the birthplace of Guido Monaco or Guido d'Arezzo, inventor in the 11th century. of musical notes, by Petrarch, Giorgio Vasari and Pietro Aretino.
Given the wealth of works of art concentrated in its historic center, art tours and cultural tours of Arezzo allow you to discover the charm of this city still outside the mass tourist circuits.A guided tour of Arezzo with a qualified local tour guide will start from Piazza San Francesco to admire the exterior of the church of San Francesco where the cycle of frescoes by Piero della Francesca is preserved "The Legend of the True Cross", a masterpiece of Renaissance painting. . It will include the Pieve di Santa Maria Assunta, Piazza Grande with Vasari's Loggias and the external view of the Palazzo della Fraternita dei Laici, the Cathedral with the splendid Renaissance stained glass windows by Guillaume de Marcillat and the church of San Domenico which houses the splendid "Crucifix" of Cimabue of 1260.
