DISTANCE FROM BORGO AL CERRO: ca 110 km (90
mins)
The medieval look of the buildings and narrow lanes lend the
town
a very appealing atmosphere.
 DON'T
MISS
BASILICA DI SANTA MARGHERITA
SANTUARIO FRANCESCANO DELLE CELLE
PALAZZO COMUNALE
PALAZZO CASALI (former residence of aristocratic Cortonese
family, now houses Museum of Etruscan Academy)
CATHEDRAL (Renaissance)
MUSEO DIOCESANO (contains works by major local artists such
as Luca Signorelli, and one of the finest Annunciations by
Beato Angelico).
EVENTS
End April: marble sculpture
fair
Assumption: Offering of
candles to Santa Margherita (parade in costume)
14-15 August: Sagra della
Bistecca (annual Beefsteak Fair)
 End
August/September: Antique Furniture Fair
ADVICE
Combine with visit to Arezzo (ca 30 km) or Lake Trasimeno
(ca 10 km), or Montepulciano (ca 30 km) – OUTLET (clothing
store) VALDICHIANA exit off A1 motorway. |
