Toscana & Chianti News
Arezzo
The legend of the Chimera
Unearthed during the fortification of the city performed by the Medici family in 1553, the famous Chimera of Arezzo is an admirable example of the bronze-working skills of Etruscan artisans. Its finding elicited the curiosity and focused the attention of all the great artists and intellectuals of the time...
The Whirling saracen
In recent years, Giostra del Saracino has become one of the most successful historical reconstructions in Italy and is organized on two occasions during the summer, one in June, for the feast day of the patron saint, San Donato, and the other on the first Sunday in September. The joust has medieval origins...
The treasures of the church of San Francesco
Not everybody knows that the little church of San Francesco is home to a fresco cycle capable of attracting art scholars from all over the world. To this end it is said that in the early part of the fifteenth century the magnate of the Macci family...
The man from Arezzo
History consists of humans who, through their actions, left their mark on the development and evolution of the human race. Francesco Redi, although little known to the masses, was an innovator, a man whose way of thinking was so "modern" that it revolutionized the entire world of science.
Extra-virgin triumphs
All good things need to be appreciated, especially those of quality. Medoliva 2012 meets this requirement, guaranteeing extra-virgin olive oil with a space to shine and make its presence known in all its many aspects. Organized by the Arezzo provincial government, with the backing of Coldiretti, Confagricoltura and Confederazione...
EASTER TRADITIONS
Easter approaches and the time when, as well as unwrapping the colourful eggs that make children so happy, our pantries are stacked high with sweet treats and seasonal cakes. Around Arezzo, there's a typically Easter speciality known as "panine", which come, wonderfully soft and aromatic, out of the oven as Easter draws near.
Fun, sport and relaxation
A panoramic terrace without equal in Casentino is provided by the old farmhouse, used as a club house, and by the entire golf course, which is owned – and this is somewhat unusual for Italy – by Poppi Town Council and the Arezzo Provincial Administration.
THE PRESENT IN THE PAST
Seen from the top of the mountain, it stretches out along the slopes: this is Raggiolo, cloaked in a "magnificently old-fashioned" atmosphere. This small town in the province of Arezzo, in the municipality of Ortignano Raggiolo to be precise, dates back to 1873 and the amalgamation of these two little towns.
The Source on the Hill
Located in the middle of the Arezzo, Siena and Florence triangle, Pergine Valdarno unfurls, bucolic and as rural as ever, before the eyes of its onlookers. Almost straight out of a D'Annunzio verse "[...]you are gentle in your hills/ that the stream marks you/ and the olive garlands you", this little village, typical of inland Tuscany, blends into the gentle hills, which separate the Arno...
History and Traditions in Arezzo
The ancient city of Arezzo abounds with great traditions and rests on an area that has been inhabited since prehistory, as testified by the retrieval of stone tools and the skull of the “Uomo dell’Olmo” [Man of the Elm], dating back to the Lower Palaeolithic.
