La Torre di Gnicche

Arezzo


This cosy bottle-lined room just off Piazza Grande offers a choice of Tuscan wine (by the glass or bottle), platters of cheese and meat, and rustic dishes including pappa al pomodoro (a thick bread-and-tomato soup served in summer) and ribollita (a thick vegetable, bread and bean soup served in winter).


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1. Piazza Grande

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This lopsided and steeply sloping piazza is overlooked at its upper end by the porticoes of the Palazzo delle Logge Vasariane, completed in 1573…

2. Palazzo delle Logge Vasariane

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Cobbled Piazza Grande is overlooked at its upper end by the porticoes of this wonderful palazzo, completed in 1573.

3. Palazzo della Fraternità dei Laici

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Construction of this palazzo commenced in 1375 in the Gothic style and finished in the late 1550s after the onset of the Renaissance. Delve into its small…

4. Passeggio del Prato

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This city park was clearly created with mellow, early evening walks in mind.

5. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pieve

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This 12th-century church – Arezzo's oldest – has an exotic Romanesque arcaded facade adorned with carved columns, each individually decorated. Above the…

6. Casa Museo di Ivan Bruschi

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Ivan Bruschi, a wealthy antiques dealer, restored 13th-century Palazzo del Capitano del Popolo in the 1960s. After his death, the palazzo (mansion) became…

7. Fortezza Medicea

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Up high to the southeast of Duomo di Arezzo, across the peaceful gardens of the Passeggio del Prato, rears the Fortezza Medicea, built between 1538 and…

8. RICERCA Restoration Studio

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Art lovers will adore visiting this conservation laboratory. The base of Art Angels Arezzo (www.artangelsarezzo.org), a group of professional art…