Has anyone visited Cortona, Italy?

Question

I would love to hear about your experiences?

Are there things to do there??

Answer 1

Nice and scenic views.... but a bit BORING!!!! (at least for my taste)...

Milano or Firenze may be a bit more fun...

Answer 2

i don't know anything about cortona except that it's in Tuscany and the film "Under the Tuscan sun" was shooted there....

Answer 3

It is a cute town that was made very famous by virtue of the fact that the book (and movie) Under the Tuscan Sun was based there.  Additionally, the scenes of Italy in the move "Life is Beautiful" are based there, as well as scenes from "The English Patient"

That said, hoardes of tourists have flocked to the area and massive numbers of Americans have bought places there.  The result it that it has really become something of a tourist trap with extremely elevated prices.  Where there once stood fresh vegetable stands and butchers, you now find postcard and souvenir shops.

Not to knock that... some people want that, but that sense of the undiscovered Italy that you get from the movie is pretty much gone now.

If you are looking for that feeling, look toward Umbria and Northern Lazio

http://www.discoversoriano.com

Answer 4

go to eat to Ristorante Preludio

Indirizzo:   Via Guelfa, 11 -   it's incredibly goooood

Answer 5

I'm Italian and i lived theree for a while...it's a really nice town..very particular ....it's near Florence that is a beautiful city...ther is not so much to do because its really small but you can always go to Florence that is one of the most beautiful city's in Italy and  its not far away...if you want to look at the town go on:http://images.google.it/images?hl=it&q=c... ...hope i helped you bye bye enjoy your trip

Answer 6

Lovely old town, here you can find information about Cortona:

http://www.tuscanweb.com/towns/148/

Hope it helps.