HOLIDAY HOUSE AURORA is only 2 km far away from the city center of Cortona, the Etruscan locumonia, from where it is possible to start interesting tours.

Cultural Tours with the visit of the museum MAEC or the diocesan museum both in Cortona, than Arezzo with Piero della Francesca’s frescos, the Vasari House, the Archeological Museum Mecenate and the House Petrarca. Castiglion Fiorentino and the Municipal Gallery with works of Taddeo Gaddi and Bartolomeo della Gatta. Lucignano with the Gold Tree or Life Tree, the only model of sienese- aretino goldsmith. Gargonza, usual residence of Dante Alighieri. And many other wonderful Tuscan towns.

Enogastronomic tours starting with wine cellars visits along the famous Strada del Vino, Wine Route, or extra virgin olive oil tastings produced with old and modern olive milling or even visits of the different open markets. For Wine lovers Cortona, Montepulciano and Montalcino are well-known for their delicious local wines, Pienza for its peculiar Pecorino cheese, Sansepolcro, the best town for truffle. Passing from the Valdichiana honey, the Chianina, one of the best breed of the world, the fine roast pork of Monte San Savino and also the Cinta Sienese salami. 

Natural tours…. The path of the reclamed Land a bicycle ride along the Canale Maestro della Chiana is about 62 km starting from Arezzo to Chiusi,  famous drainage works to reclaim the land, made by the Grand Duke Leopoldo di Toscana, turned the Val di Chiana into an important agricultural centre. The path of the Etruscan Princes is parallel to the path of the reclaimed Land, it is about 12 km from the Canale Maestro della Chiana to the Archeological Park “Sodo”, the old center of Curtun, the way the Etruscans called Cortona in their language.