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When I was planning to go to Arezzo this summer (for a Italian language course) I spent quite a while looking for any information about Arezzo on VT and other places on the internet. There wasn't any information about it on VT at all, so I reckoned it would be a dull place and I was disappointed I had to spend two weeks vacation over there.
After my holiday in Arezzo I can tell you: it's anything but a dull place. It's a very nice little town with less tourism than the other places in Tuscany, but still enough to see.
That's why I started this page now, for all those people who will be visiting Tuscany... Arezzo is worth seeing and I'll tell you what to see!
After telling you how I came to visit Arezzo and why I made this page, I should tell you why Arezzo is such a beautiful town. Everyone who saw the movie 'La vita è bella' (Life is beautiful) should know the answer, because that movie is made there. Throughout the whole city are signs that show where different scenes of the movie were shot. But futhermore it has a beautiful historical centre build on a hill.
It has also been a important town for Renaissance art. Giorgio Vasari, the amous painter and writer lived in Arezzo and painted his own house there. Futhermore the famous Renaissance painter Piero della Francesca lived here and painted the San Francesco church in Arezzo.
The sign of Arezzo is a chimaera, therefore there are several statues of a chimaera in town.
- Pros:beautiful little town, not to much tourism
- Cons:very hot in summer, not very much restaurants etc.
- In a nutshell:La vita e' bella! (Life is beautiful)
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Piazza Grande
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The Piazza Grande is the most famous square in town. It's surrounded by medieval-looking buildings. The strange thing is... more travel advice
See the whole citycentre
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I sounds cliché, but the best way to get around and see the citycentre is on foot. The distances aren't very great and... more travel advice
An evening in the parc
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In summer Arezzo can be very hot. Therefore you'll be happy when the sun goes down and you can go out for a walk through... more travel advice
Museo statale d'arte Medievale e Moderna
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The Arezzo museum for medieval and modern art is situated in the palazzo Bruni. It has some nice statues, coins,... more travel advice
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Comments (8)
we are going to arezzo in november and your page was very helpful, thank you
I love that movie 'La vita è bella'. Now I really want to visit this town. Thanks for the useful info.
I used to spend my Xmass holidays here for the first 20 years of my life, I'll really have to go back, thanks for advicing and tipping this really nice city!
Hi Miedje! Thanks for putting such a detailed page on Arezzo. I've been debating about going there for my trip next month and you have convinced me to go...
great informations and also some nice pics ! Looks and sounds like a great place to visit this spring !
Very good job Christie! Thanks for your affection to Italy. Nice talking about Arezzo, which is worth visiting.
Well done page. I also enjoy visiting smaller non-tourist towns. It is too bad that you have no picture of San Francesco. It would be quite interesting to see a sample of one of the frescos.
Great page! Good info! This promisses a lot for future pages. Christie, dank je voor de info en ik hoop meer van je reizen te mogen zien en natuurlijk van het mooie Utreg! Groetjes, Paul
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