Sights

Eremo Le Celle

40min. north of the city

}0575 60 33 62; www.fraticappuccini.it

Getting here is a hike, but it’s worth it. Photos do not do justice to this 13th-century monastery built into the face o…

P. Signorelli 9

}0575 63 72 35; www.cortonamaec.org

This surprisingly enormous museum is about Cortona: not just modern Cortona, but political Cortona, artistic Cortona, an…

Duomo and Museo Diocesano

P. Duomo 1

}0575 62 830

Of Tuscany’s duomi, this ain’t the most impressive. It’s mostly gray, with a richly decorated altar. On the right is an …

V. Santa Margherita

}0575 60 31 16; www.santamargheritadacortona.org

As if the views all over Cortona weren’t enough, you can climb to ever greater heights and further enjoy the prospect. T…

Chiesa di San Francesco

V. Berrettini 4

}0575 60 32 05

This one is mostly important for those interested in pilgrimages. This unassuming church houses a relic of the Holy Cros…

Chiesa di Santa Maria Nuova

Localita Santa Maria Nuova

}0575 60 32 56

Look over the edge of Cortona’s north wall, and you’ll see a church nestled in the slope of the hill a bit below you. It…

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