Cortona

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Cortona's Essential Treasures

Cortona's heritage runs from its Etruscan origins to the Renaissance. The MAEC museum holds rare Etruscan finds, and the Diocesan Museum keeps Fra Angelico's Annunciation. Around the town centre stand the medieval Palazzo Comunale, the cathedral and the church of San Francesco. Higher up are the Basilica of Santa Margherita and the Medici fortress, and below the walls are Santa Maria del Calcinaio and the Etruscan tombs of the plain. Le Celle, the hermitage linked to Saint Francis, lies in a wooded valley just outside town.

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Sacred Sites of Cortona

Cortona's churches span many centuries, from the Romanesque crypt of the Abbazia di Farneta to the Renaissance sanctuary of Santa Maria del Calcinaio. In town you can visit the cathedral, the Franciscan church of San Francesco and several smaller medieval and Baroque churches. On the hill above stands the Basilica of Santa Margherita, and the Franciscan hermitage of Le Celle lies in a quiet valley just outside town.

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Historic Christian Cemeteries

This collection features rural cemeteries and ancient burial sites surrounding Cortona. It includes significant Etruscan archaeological zones and various parish graveyards across the Val di Chiana. These sites showcase traditional Italian funerary architecture, ranging from pre-Christian mounds to 19th-century Catholic chapels and stone-walled enclosures that reflect the local social history and religious traditions of the Tuscan countryside.

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Castles and Manor Houses

This collection features the defensive architecture and feudal estates surrounding Cortona, ranging from the 10th-century Castello di Sorbello to the 16th-century Medicean Fortezza del Girifalco. These structures illustrate the strategic importance of the borderlands between Tuscany and Umbria. The list includes the imposing ruins of Rocca di Pierle and the walled settlement of Castello di Reschio, showcasing the evolution of medieval fortifications and manor houses that once controlled the Val di Chiana.

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Scenic Peaks and Passes

Explore the high-altitude landscape of the Cortonese mountains along the border of Tuscany and Umbria. This selection features prominent peaks like Monte Spino and Poggio Fabbro, which form part of the Pre-Apennine ridge. It includes the Passo della Cerventosa, a strategic mountain pass on the provincial road connecting Cortona to the Tiber Valley. These sites are defined by their rugged limestone terrain and views spanning the Val di Chiana and Lake Trasimeno.

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