Search Hotels

Cortona (23 000 inhabitants) is a beautiful town in the province of Arezzo, which is located on the slopes of a hill about 500 meters high, is now a major tourist city with many tourist attractions primarily Etruscan, Roman, Medieval and Renaissance. 

The town of Cortona traces its historical roots in the Etruscan period, probably founded between the sixth and fifth centuries BC, the city became even more important in the fourth century BC when it became the capital of lucumonia, in this period were built its powerful Etruscan walls longer than 2 km. Cortona became first ally and then part of the Roman Empire and its citizens received the Roman citizenship in 89 BC. 

With the fall of the Roman Empire Cortona went to meet a considerable period of decline. The city recovered only in the late Middle Ages, when in the thirteenth century it became a free city, always fighting with nearby Arezzo. Cortona in 1325 was elevated to the rank of diocese and was given in worship to the Ranieri dei Casali, whose family ruled the city for 80 years. At the beginning of the fifteenth century Cortona became part of the Florentine territories and then followed the story of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.  

USEFUL INFORMATION:

Weekly market in Cortona: Saturday morning
Piazza Signorelli/Via Casali

Weekly market in Camucia: Thursday morning
Piazza Sergardi/Via Lauretana

Weekly market in Terontola: Tuesday morning
Via Dei Combattenti

Tourist Information Office - Cortona
P.zza Signorelli - Palazzo Casali
C.A.P. 52044 - Cortona (AR)
Tel. 0575 637221 - fax 0575 6047