Cortona Private Walking Tour: Discover Tuscany's Authentic Charm

Highlights

• Expert Local Guide
• Cortona Duomo Entrance
• Tuscan Countryside Views

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza Signorelli

   30min

   Cortona is a hilltop town in Tuscany, Italy. The Etruscan Academy Museum displays a vast collection of bronze, ceramic and funerary items reflecting the town’s Etruscan past

2. 2

   Stop 2

   30min

   On this square rise the Cathedral of Cortona, the monumental complex of Jesus and the Bishop’s Palace. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Renaissance style was built by the followers of Giuliano da Sangallo above the oldest church of S. Maria, of which some remains can be seen on the facade

3. 3

   Fortezza di Girifalco

   30min

   The Girifalco Fortress is located at the highest point of Cortona and overlooks the town. The Fortress was built, on a project by Gabrio Serbelloni, in 1561 at the behest of Grand Duke Cosimo I dei Medici

4. 4

   Stop 4

   30min

   The Porta Bifora or Ghibellina is located in Cortona and was named in this way because in Etruscan times it consisted of a double entrance.

Before you go

Location