When you first got off the train, this is the view you get of Cortona. At the very most high point
in the picture is the Santa Margherita church and Fortezza Medicea.
Most of my walking in the town consisted of walking from Piazza Garibaldi to the Santa
Margherita church. It was a hot July day and I took my time doing the walk.
Inside Cortona there is a big museum dedicated to Etruscan tombs and other findings. On the top
floor of the museum I looked out the window and this is what I saw.
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I skirted the edge of the city upwards and found many pleasant little alley ways with old houses on one side and a steep drop off with accompanying panormaic view on the other side. |
For those of you who don't already know, the author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" wrote the book in the
this town and she currently resides here.
Cortona seems like a good place to come and relax and it is nothing like the hustle and bustle of
Florence. However, the main street in Cortona is packed with tourist stores selling ceramic plates,
artwork and souviners.