Cortona Walk, Tuscany Umbria Walking.

On Friday afternoon we did my walk around Cortona Tuscany. The walk takes around an hour and a half or two hours if you dawdle. Cortona is a beautiful medieval town in Tuscany, the original Etruscan blocks are still visible in the lower parts of the town wall.

Cortona, Tuscany

The walk starts in the Piazza della Repubblica in the centre of Cortona.

Via Nazionale, Cortona, Tuscany

We head down Via Nazionale, the main shopping street in Cortona.

Lake Trasimeno View, Cortona Walk, Tuscany

Then along a tree lined avenue, heading out of town.

Cypress Lined Road, Cortona Tuscany

Climbing along a cypress-lined avenue with magnificent views

Bramasole, The House Featured in The Book, Under The Tuscan Sun, Set in Cortona, Tuscany

and past Bramasole, the house made famous in Francis Mayes’ book Under The Tuscan Sun.

Madonnina in the Garden Wall, Bramasole, Cortona, Tuscany

View near Bramasole, Cortona, Tuscany

Then it was onto a cypress lined track

Santa Margherita and the Val di Chiana, Cortona, Tuscany

until we came to the church of Santa Margherita.

Medici Fortress, Cortona, Tuscany

We took a short detour to the Medici Fortress, also known as the Fortezza Girifalco (fortress of the circling falcon). There were two falcons circling the building, was this just a coincidence?

Circling Falcon, Medici Fortress, Cortona, Tuscany

A cobbled path took us down to the streets of Cortona.

Descent to Cortona, Tuscany

We returned along the steep Via Berretini to the Piazza della Repubblica.

See video of Cortona Walk, Tuscany (opens You tube)

For walking holidays and walks on the beautiful Tuscany Umbria border  visit Quattro Passi’s Tuscany Umbria Walking web site.

For holiday villas, farmhouses and apartments on the beautiful Tuscany Umbria border visit Gorgacce Rentals, Tuscany Villas, Umbria Villas

Tags: Etruscan, Guided, Hiking, Holiday, Italy, Self-guided, Tuscany, Umbria