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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.

Sacred Sites of Cortona — Kartta

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Santa Margherita, Cortona

A 19th-century basilica near the top of the hill, built over the church where Saint Margaret of Cortona is buried.

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Cortona Cathedral

The cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, on the edge of the walls next to the Diocesan Museum, with a Renaissance interior.

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Santa Maria del Calcinaio

A Renaissance sanctuary by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, begun in 1485 on the site of a former lime pit below the town.

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San Francesco, Cortona

A 13th-century church founded by Brother Elias, a companion of Saint Francis, who is buried here.

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Le Celle Hermitage

A Franciscan hermitage in a wooded gorge about 3 km from town, founded by Saint Francis in the early 13th century.

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Abbazia di Farneta

A Romanesque abbey church in the Val di Chiana, first documented in the 11th century, with a crypt that reuses Roman columns.

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San Cristoforo, Cortona

One of the oldest churches in Cortona, a small Romanesque building in the upper town with a 14th-century fresco inside.

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Spirito Santo, Cortona

A 17th-century church with a central plan, built just outside the medieval walls below the town.

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Santa Maria Nuova, Cortona

A 16th-century domed church on a central plan, set just outside the town walls on the north side.

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Sant'Agostino

A 13th-century church and former Augustinian convent, remodelled in the 1600s, with historic altarpieces in its single nave.

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Chiesa di San Biagio a Pierle

A small Romanesque church in the hamlet of Pierle, near the ruins of the medieval Pierle castle.

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