Description

Arezzo is less famous than Siena and Florence, but it will surprise you in having conserved its mediaeval charm intact.

Among the many monuments to visit we would suggest the Basilica di San Francesco with its frescoes by Piero della Francesca.
A little further on you will find Piazza Grande (where some of the scenes were shot for "Life is Beautiful", the film by Roberto Benigni that won several Oscar awards.
The apse of the splendid Romanesque church of Santa Maria backs onto Piazza Grande and above it lies the Duomo.
We would recommend a visit to the Casa Vasari and the Casa-Museo Ivan Bruschi.

By car:
30 minutes drive.
Follow the signposts for Arezzo (don't take the motorway) and drive along the SR69 for about 30km/45 minutes by car. As you near the centre, follow the signs to the Pietri car park in the upper parts of the city. From here the escalator will take you to the Duomo.

In train:
From Bucine the local trains take about 20 minutes to reach the centre of Arezzo.