Reading and Roaming
Yesterday was our last full day in Arezzo. We’ve enjoyed being here and have had some of the best meals of the trip so far. That’s partly the result of seeking out trattorias rather than cafes or pizzerias. In Cortona, we had lunch in town, but took advantage of the tasty appetizers followed by cookies and vin santo …
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ARREZO’S PLACE We arrived in Arezzo yesterday for three nights. Arezzo is not as much on the tourist circuit as Siena, Cortona, and other Tuscan towns. In fact, Debora, our lively guide today, described Arezzo as “the ugly duckling.” It’s a real city and much bigger than Siena or Cortona, but it has not had the same influx …
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SETTING Cortona is a town in Tuscany built on a hillside at an elevation of 2,000 feet. Some of its original walls remain and the architecture is primarily medieval. It was an Etruscan kingdom, then a Roman colony, then independent, and in the 15th century part of the Medici holdings. When Italy was united into …
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FARNSWORTH AT 75 One of our favorite places to visit while in Maine is the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. Aside from their extension collection of works by three generations of the Wyeth Family, they have wonderful special exhibitions. We hoped we’d see the Edward Hopper/Andrew Wyeth exhibit, but it was only up for a short time, and we …
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