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A walk around Cortona, Italy

Cortona is a medieval hilltop town in Tuscany, Italy. Situated in the south east of Tuscany, from its walls one has views of the extensive Val di Chiana towards Montepulciano and over Lake Trasimeno into Umbria. It has now become a very popular tourist destination since the publication of Frances Mayes book Under The Tuscan Sun . In her book Mayes describes how she purchased and restored a villa on the edge of Cortona coming... (posted by Emma Daykin 6 years 181 days ago.)