Cortona is one of the oldest cities in Tuscany and one of the 12 great City-States of the Etruscan League.
In fact, Etruscan work is still visible in the foundations of Cortona’s massive stone walls.
It’s the more than 2000 years of history that make Cortona one of the most fascinating and characteristic of Italian cities.

Built on Monte Egidio, above the Medici Fortress, Cortona is a city constructed with steep streets, paved with huge stones.
Almost all of the historic center of Cortona is Medieval or from the Renaissance.

I stareted my visit to this town with the Medieval Cortona right from the “Palazzo Comunale” located in the Piazza della Rupubblica.