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The hilltop town of CORTONA, Tuscany
A brief history of Cortona
The ancient town of Cortona dates from
the Etruscan period, followed by the Romans, and much of what you see
today of Cortona's structure dates from the medieval period.
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Cortona: View from the railway line from Florence to Rome.
Cortona: Ancient gateways and defensive walls.

Cortona: Stunning views across the Tuscan countryside

Cortona:

Cortona: The city walls of Cortona and a pair of
ancient gateways, first built by the Etruscan.

Cortona: The base of the city walls dates from the ancient
Etruscan

Cortona: The Tuscan landscape beyond the town walls.
Cortona:
Cortona: Lovely paved streets to walk around and
explore.
Cortona: Narrow streets open out into piazzas and
doorways to palazzos.

Cortona: One of the central piazzas with palazzo town
house.

Cortona:

Cortona: The steps upto the entrance doorway of the ?
palazzo, a favourite place to sit and relax!

Cortona: A small ancient church with its twin
bell tower. REDO [...]?
Cortona: An old Romanesque doorway with traces
of elaborate carvings (see below).

Cortona: Detail of the carvings of the top of
the pillar of the gateway above.
Cortona: Old medieval houses
Cortona: More paved streets and the town's defensive
walls and gateway

Cortona:

Cortona: The Tuscan landscape from the town walls

Cortona: The dome of another church and beyond the
olive groves and farmsteads of the beautiful Tuscan countryside.
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