Top Arezzo Historical Tours

Discover the most popular landmarks and best kept secrets of Arezzo on a 2-hour private walking tour. The short jaunt around the historic center is the perfect way to orient yourself to the Tuscan city for future exploring. Highlights include the Parish Church, Piazza Grande, Antique Market, and more. Be sure to ask for recommendations for things to see, do, and eat during the rest of your vacation.

Discover the iconic Tuscan town of Cortona (made famous in the book by Frances Mayes "Under The Tuscan Sun"). Located between Florence and Rome, Cortona is rich in Etruscan roots. Cortona is an easy city for everyone to really love. This is because of its atmosphere, its Etruscan past, its delightful medieval old town and also its splendid panoramas.

I was Born and raised in this magical region od Tuscany, I have key villagers that I have known for many years and you know in Italy is all about relationships...I go above and beyond to take care of my clients. One thing that makes me unique is that I have lived abroad for several years and my spoken English is excellent, this is very important for you to maximize your tour and investment, I comunicate well and I know how to relate to the culture overseas. One other thing is I can sure teach you history but what my clients love about me is the stories and secret I tell them and one thing is for sure...you will laugh and not be the usual boring tour!!!!!

Born from a "dream of love and an idea of beauty", Pienza, the ideal city of the Italian Renaissance, is still today an intact testimony of an illustrious architectural project, commissioned by Pope Pius II Piccolomini and made concrete by the great Florentine architect Bernardo Rossellino. Built in a very limited period of time (1459-1462), the city of Pio is the result of a single master plan marked, by the will of the great humanist pope who gave it the name, by design criteria of harmony and aesthetic perfection still today. clearly visible in the small urban center that was Corsignano in the Middle Ages.

During this 2-hour private tour, your expert guide will lead you through the most important and interesting sites of the beautiful city of Arezzo. You will be able to admire the medieval city and visit its historic shops.

We are going to do a walking tour of the city visiting the most attractive places and views from the city to the valley around. Starting from the beginning of Cortona, we are going to discover the main street, the most important Churches of the town and the Etruscan walls hidden in Cortona. Walking around 3000 years of History together.

In the cellar, in Mugliano, we offer the opportunity to taste our products combined with chopping boards made with local products in the various locations present, from the "Garden" to the "Barricaia", to the "Wine Rooms". The rooms of the cellar and the atmosphere of the garden will guarantee the wine lover to live a special experience.

A large theme park dedicated to oil in the heart of Tuscany: this is SuprEvo! Come and discover a completely new, interactive, sensorial, immersive and multimedia museum suitable for all ages. Let yourself be taken on a real journey into the world of extra virgin olive oil from the plant to the table. Discover the ancient tools of the past and be amazed by the engaging interactive installations and the most modern processing technologies. Be inebriated by the aromas and taste of our extra virgin olive oils during the final tasting. Explore our shop full of local excellences, niche products, gastronomy and cosmetic specialties, all based on our extra virgin olive oil. Relax in our garden area among the Tuscan olive trees. We are waiting for you at the foot of the historic village of Monte San Savino, a stone's throw from the exit of the A1 motorway and the E78 highway which connects Arezzo-Siena-Grosseto. Convenient parking adjacent to the museum.

Walking through the medieval streets of Arezzo is a unique experience. Tradition, history and beautiful landscapes to photograph. Arezzo offers all this and much more. The tour aims to show the truest Tuscany, far from the classic tourist routes. Booking a day in Arezzo allows you to relax in one of the most beautiful medieval cities in Tuscany.

Ready to discover the magic of one of the world's oldest and most prized painting techniques? Did you know that the location of this workshop is steeped in magic? We are talking about a palace dating back to the 13th century, in which you can breathe the ancient charm of art, as in the artistic workshops of the Renaissance, inside which you will find this restoration studio decorated with so many works of art from the Tuscan territory. A workshop within everyone's reach, in which you will be guided in the creation of a small fresco painting: you can choose a subject from Tuscan landscapes, excerpts from frescoes by local masters, or let your most vivid imagination run wild and paint following what inspires the artist in you! From laying down plaster on a small support to the final details at the tip of the brush, you will be able to create a mini work of art in the wake of the ancient techniques and historical methodologies of masters such as Piero della Francesca!

Everyone loves Cortona, because it is an authentic and fascinating place. Village of Etruscan origin with stone houses, which stands in the center of an impeccable countryside, hand-sculpted in every corner, pampered by man in every detail. All around there are cypresses, vineyards, olive trees, oaks and fruit trees. Frances Mayes, the very famous writer, made Cortona famous in the eyes of the world thanks to her novel "Under the Tuscan Sun" and the beautiful film based on her novel. So what will we see in this treasure chest of wonders? 1) The Palace of the Captain of the People and the Town Hall, buildings from the medieval era 2) Piazza Signorelli, which owes its name to the famous Renaissance painter who was a friend of Leonardo da Vinci. 3) Piazza del Duomo with its fourteenth-century gothic cathedral 4) the Girifalco Fortress 5) The ancient walls of Cortona with the Porta Bifora, the oldest, as it is of Etruscan origin Enjoy strolling through magic Cortona!