Arezzo

Arezzo is a city of ancient origins etrusche and Romans as they testify the statue of the Chimera that has been found and the Roman amphitheater in the center of the city. Arezzo in the last years is frequented tourists' flows, Italian and foreigners during the whole year more and more.

The historical centre

The historical center of Arezzo extends him from the Fortitude medicea with the lawn, to the town building, to the cathedral, to the beautiful Great Plaza with the building of the Court and the apse of the parish of Saint Maria that you/they serve him as background and what you/he/she has entertained the set de you life it is beautiful of Roberto Benigni. piazza grande

The great plaza of Arezzo is also famous to entertain the merry-go-round of the Saracino and to preserve also in the house-tower medieval as this casa torre in piazza grande

The Giostra del Saracino

The Giostra del Saracino is a competition that places among the historical rievocazionis.
Recovered beginning from 1931 the merry-go-round he/she sees to challenge him the 4 districts of the city (Door of the Hole, Porta Crucifera, Porta Sant'Andrea and Door Saint Spirit).

The jockeys provided of lance must strike the notice-board sustained by the sieve, a representation in wood of the Saracen.

The competition develops twice him in one year in nighttime the next to last Saturday of June, in diurnal the first Sunday of September in the Great Plaza.

Piero della Francesca in Arezzo

Piero della Francesca in Arezzo to Arezzo has left important works as the History of the true cross in the church of St. Francis and the Maddalena in the beautiful Gothic cathedral of the city. duomo cattedrale

Other events to Arezzo

Antiquarian fair the first Saturday and Sunday of every month in the historical center.
Fair of the ladle 9-11 September of every year.
Competed choral polyphonic devoted to Guido Monaco it develops him every year the last week of August.
Party of St. Donato patron of the city (7 August).
Party of the Madonna of the Comfort (15 February).

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