2/09/23 Pisa/Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

Greetings from beautiful, but cold Tuscany! We’ve been having an Italian “Arctic Blast” in Tuscany. It was 24 degrees yesterday, with a high of 44. The wind has also been blowing, so it’s a little chilly in Tuscany.😮‍💨

Fortunately, the villa has a wonderful fireplace, which we’ve used daily!

Tour guide Cindy says, let’s revisit the beautiful city of Pisa, ok says I.

That also means I get to visit one of my favorite pizza spots.

Next day, driving tour up over the mountains to Arezzo. This is the castle Castello dei Conti Guidi from below. We visited here several days ago, beautiful and imposing from the valley.

Arezzo is somewhat unknown to us. We’ve never been here on previous trips.

Arezzo is a very, very old city, some say 600 BC. It’s had many, many lives because of its location between Rome and Florence. It was a very rich and powerful city. It’s still very high end and incredibly beautiful. We were very impressed with it’s beauty.

As you saw, Arezzo is a walled city that’s from Medieval times. View from the city walls, pure Tuscany!

Easy drive to the city. It’s about a one hour drive from the villa. Easy parking, very few tourists in town. Walking tour in Tuscany, so it’s hilly with cobblestones. Super!😜

First up, Badia di Santa Flora e Lucilla.

This is a panoramic photo of Piazza Grande surrounded by Logge Vasari and Pieve di Santa Maria. Very striking.

Walking through the beautiful cities parks. A very well designed city. We kept walking until we reached the top of the city and the Duomo.

Cathedral of Saint Peter and Donato, also called the Duomo.

Steps to the Duomo, like most of Arezzo you see today, built in the 1200-1300. There have been many churchs on this spot, this is the last one built. Remember, The Romans were here in 200 BC and built shrines to gods in this place, before Christ.

Inside the Duomo, huge and impeccable. Fantastic stained glass and the Frescoes, truly staggeringly beautiful.

Back to the villa, that darn wine bottle that we refill keeps running dry. Must have a leak somewhere.

Tomorrow we’re moving two hours south to Montepulciano, one of our favorite villages in Tuscany. It’s famous for the Vino Nobile wine and close by the world class Brunello vino. Hope to sample both😜

4 thoughts on “2/09/23 Pisa/Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy”

Stacie Lindemann says:

February 9, 2023 at 1:45 pm

Love seeing your guys faces in that last picture! Such beautiful and historical places you two are visiting. Please continue to share, I truly enjoy your posts and hearing from you. Stay safe and warm!

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1. mtrafton55 says:
  
  February 9, 2023 at 2:03 pm
  
  Thanks
  The weather is the same in Tuscany as in eagle, crazy 😎
  
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Debra Dean says:

February 10, 2023 at 3:36 am

So beautiful! As always, I am loving the photos and all of the interesting descriptions. This is truly the trip of a lifetime. And your villa fireplace is gigantic!!! ~Debra~

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