Cortona
The setting of Under the Tuscan Sun, an Etruscan hill town overlooking the plain of Lake Trasimeno.
Cortona lies on a hillside at about 600 metres, on Tuscany's southeastern border, and is famous from the film and novel Under the Tuscan Sun. The old town is steep; Piazza della Repubblica and the steps of the town hall are where locals gather. The Etruscan Academy Museum (MAEC) holds bronze hanging lamps, and the Diocesan Museum houses Fra Angelico's Annunciation. From the city walls you can see the Val di Chiana and Lake Trasimeno. It is about 115 km from Florence; take the train to Camucia-Cortona station, then a bus up the hill.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Montepulciano
- Tempio di San Biagio
- Villa La Foce
- Monticchiello
- Pienza
- Cappella della Madonna di Vitaleta
- Podere Belvedere
- Crete Senesi