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Arezzo · Tuscany
Things to see in Cortona
In Cortona the atlas lists 31 historic places: 11 archaeological sites, 7 museums, 6 historic villas and palaces, 4 castles and 3 abbeys and monasteries.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Etruscan Academy Museum of the City of Cortona (1727), archaeological and local art museum in Cortona, Arezzo, Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Middle Ages (50% of dated places) and the Modern era (33% of dated places).
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The town
Cortona is a town in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany. It was one of the twelve cities of the Etruscan League. At 600 metres elevation, it has magnificent panoramas to every point of the compass. It is not far from Arezzo.
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31 places
Archaeological sites 11
Museums 7
Villas and palaces 6
Castles 4
Abbeys and monasteries 3
Getting there
By plane: Cortona can be reached by flying to Italian major international airports in Rome and Milan, or to the two airports in Tuscany
Pisa International Airport Galileo Galilei (PSA IATA), 1.5 km (1 mi) south of Pisa city centre, served by many budget airlines. From there you can take a train (40 metres from airport).
Florence Airport Amerigo Vespucci (FLR IATA), four kilometres from the centre of Florence. From there you can use the Sita/Ataf service "Fly by Bus" (Vola in bus) between the airport and Florence's Santa Maria Novella railway station (20 min).
By train: The closest train station is "Camucia-Cortona", with direct trains from Florence and Rome or "Terontola-Cortona" with direct trains from Florence and Venice. You can also take a train to Arezzo and then another train to "Camucia-Cortona".
Buses leave every 30 min from the Camucia station bound for Piazza Garibaldi in Cortona. You may have to buy your bus ticket direct from the driver, in which case you should be prepared to pay the exact cash fare of €2. The driver is not obliged to provide change. Before your trip back to the station, buy a ticket from a tobacco shop (tabbachi) for €1.10. All busses have installed tap to pay if you want to use an alternative payment method. Not all buses from Cortona to Camucia stop at the railway station but there is another stop in town (at Viale Regina Elena & Strada Regionale 71) very close to the station.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Fortezza del Girofalko was erected on order of Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici above the city (651 m above sea level) in the 16th century. It offers a splendid view over the city walls.
Etruscan tombs
Palaces: Palazzo Ferretti, Rugapiana. Built in 1730 by the German architect Marco Tsucher; today the court of law.
Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), Piazza della Repubblica. Built at the beginning of the 13th century and reconstructed around 1275 by Master Tuto. The balcony on the facade was added in the 16th century. The councilors' hall dated from the original building. It has a roof with painted beams and a 16th-century chimney piece.
Passerini Palace (Palazzo Passerini), Via Maffei. Originally the Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo was built in the 13th century. Its tower was destroyed later. The interior of the palace was renovated by Cardinal Silvio Passerini, who owned the palace from 1514 onwards. It appears to be as a vacation rental location.
Palazzo Mancini Sernini, Via Guelfa 5. The palace is the work of Giovanni Battista di Cristofano Infregliati, called Cirstofanello. It was begun in 1533. Today it is the seat of the Banca Populare of Cortona.
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