Shopping is quite exciting as well in little quaint shops. Just having your espresso al fresco style and enjoying the European scenery is something that you must experience every now and then.
In Piazza Grande you will find San Francesco Duomo and other small churches that shows the intricate architecture that goes hundreds of years back.
Located in central Italy southeast of Florence, the town of Arezzo has a population of 91,600 as of 2001. The town is the center of agricultural trade in Italy. Its industries include clothing, gold, jewelry and machine.
Arezzo has been called home by some very prominent people of history and today, such as the botanist Andrea Cesalpino, Guido of Arezzo, famous for development of the music scale writing system, Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the most fabulous painters and sculptors of all time, brilliant scholar Petrarch, and others.
History of Arezzo
Arezzo, originally an Etruscan town, was formed into a Roman military colony and station, and in the 11th century, became a free commune. Arezzo was defeated in 1289, when it sided with the Ghibellines, by Florence. In 1384, Arezzo was officially incorporated into the Tuscan State of Florence.
During Roman days, red-clay vases known as Arretine vases were produced in Arezzo. During this time, Arezzo was called "Arretium" by the Romans. Education and arts thrived in the town during the Middle Ages.
Maintaining many of its Medieval characteristics, Arezzo contains beautiful constructions worth seeing, including the Gothic cathedral which dates back to 1286, the Gothic Church of San Francesco from the 14th century, the Bruni Palace (15th century origin) which is now a museum and gallery, and Vasari's mansion. Many people find the Roman amphitheatre and museum thrilling as well!
Mom and I enjoying Italy.
Information by Candice Purdue.
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