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AREZZO: YOUR ETRUSCAN SOJOURN

Remember the exquisite Roberto Benigni film Life is Beautiful (La Vita è Bella) for which the actor-director won an Oscar in 1998? Did you know that Arezzo is the town in which the main characters live before the Germans arrest them? Well now you do, so perhaps you’ll go back and watch the film to catch glimpses of what is one of Tuscany’s most beautiful medieval towns, with a strong link to Italy’s Etruscan past.

Arezzo is also famous as the birthplace of some of Italy’s most celebrated sons such as Piero della Francesca, the painter; Petrarch, the poet; and Giorgio Vasari, the painter, architect, and biographer. Today, Arezzo is one of Italy’s most preferred destinations, thanks to a thriving tourism industry and hotels that suit all pockets. More and more tourists around the world are discovering such wonderful things about Arezzo as its cuisine, among which we list the Acquacotta, a bread soup made with porcini mushrooms and Ribollita, a bread soup made with different vegetables. Then there is the superb Chianina Steak and every kind of pasta. Arezzo’s wines are also celebrated the world over.

Just about 80 km southeast of Florence (Firenze), Arezzo is set on a steep hill that rises from the floodplain of River Arno. The upper part of the town, which retains all its medieval charm, has the cathedral, town hall, and Medici Fortress (Fortezza Medicea). From here, the main streets branch off towards the lower half of the town as far as the gates.

If you do only one thing in Arezzo, you must visit Piazza Grande, the town’s beautiful square, which hosts the Giostra del Saracino twice a year. Yet another fascinating place is the Casa del Petrarca, the home of Petrarch, which you can enter if the proprietor allows it, and every minute you spend inside is worth it. Of course, there are quite a few cathedrals and museums that you ought to take in.

On the third Sunday of June and the first Sunday of September, Arezzo hosts the annual medieval festival called the Joust of the Saracens (Giostra del Saracino), in which “knights” on horseback representing different areas of the town charge at a wooden target attached to a carving of a Saracen king and score points according to accuracy. An event not to be missed.

Accommodation in Arezzo is as varied as it is abundant. We list hotels, bed & breakfasts, apartments, inns, converted castles, villas, and farmhouses in and around Arezzo proper.

TOWN HOUSE SUITES IN TUSCANY: STAY IN ONE!

Imagine living in a 14th-century home that looks stuck in time, yet offers every comfort that the modern age has invented. The Palazzo Torriani is a town house suite in Tuscany that is actually a historic home dating back to the end of the 14th century. It has always been owned and lived in by the ancestors of the present-day proprietors. The current owners have recently completed a thorough and careful restoration of the building, returning the mansion to all its former glory.

As a result of the restoration, the town house suite has three apartments furnished with antique furniture but endowed with every modern convenience, meant for guests who are keen on spending their holidays in an old world atmosphere, in the tranquillity of a small, charming village in the Tuscan-Romagnolo Apennines. And for the lovers of motor sports, the Imola racetrack, home of the San Marino Formula 1 Grand Prix, is close at hand. Can you think of a greater contrast?

This is just one example of the Tuscany town houses that await guests who find these beautiful accommodations through our site. Our comprehensive and all-encompassing list of Tuscany town house suites would, we are confident, put all other choices in the shade, so why don’t you check them out? We put you in touch with the owners of all our properties, of which the Palazzo Torriani is only an example.

Our properties boast such amenities as air-conditioning, swimming pools, barbecues, and truly spectacular natural surroundings. The "Azienda Agrituristica" Lucignanello Bandini is an example. Situated on the southernmost tip of Tuscany, in the tiny village of Lucignano d’Asso, it is a half-hour drive from Siena. The hamlet consists of two stony roads, two churches, a castle, a quaint little store and a number of smaller houses that look out across rolling fields and patches of woodland towards the reassuring outline of Mount Amiata, a visual point of reference for many miles around. The muted pinks, beiges and pale ochers of Lucignano’s ancient walls perfectly harmonize with the palette of the Crete Senesi, the Sienese Claylands whose rich, pliant soil forms the body of those warm-hued terracotta pots and urns that are a feature of the area.

As you can see, therefore, wherever you go in Tuscany, you will come across one of our town house suites. So without delay, see them for yourself here.

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