Our Eastern Tuscany walking holiday is based for seven nights in a hotel just outside the town of Cortona one hundred km from Florence. On our rambles we explore beautiful countryside as well as fascinating towns like Arezzo and Assisi. This region of Italy has seen the history of three millenia pass across its lands. Etruscan civilization flourished in ancient times. The Romans conquered bringing roads and theatres. In medieval times Saint Francis preached at Assisi. The Renaissance brought a wealth of great artists and today, in Arezzo, one can see the fresco "Legend of the True Cross" by Piero della Francesca painted in the XV century which is considered one of the highest achievements of Italian art. 

In the spirit of St Francis, the region's nature reserves are wonderful for walking. Quiet country roads link medieval villages where we stop for a gelato or capuccino. We see many artistic and historic sites; the spiritual monuments of Assisi; thousand-year-old Etruscan towns; traces of Roman civilization and villages amid endless vineyards of Tuscany..

This walking holiday is "single-centred" which means we stay in one hotel for the week (no packing and unpacking). Our hotel was originally a 12th century monastery which was converted to a lovely three star hotel. Rooms have private bathroom and are very comfortable but the hotel retains its old world atmosphere with peaceful gardens and its own wine cellar.

If you would like two weeks you can combine Eastern Tuscany and Southern Tuscany walking holidays.

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