Arezzo or Arretium (Latin: Arrētium) is a city and comune in central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km (50 mi) south-east of Florence, at an elevation of 296 meters above sea level. In 2009 the population was about 99,000 people.
Arezzo is set on a steep hill rising from the floodplain of the Arno. In the upper part of the town are the cathedral, the town hall and the Medici Fortress (Forte...
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Arezzo or Arretium (Latin: Arrētium) is a city and comune in central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 km (50 mi) south-east of Florence, at an elevation of 296 meters above sea level. In 2009 the population was about 99,000 people.
Arezzo is set on a steep hill rising from the floodplain of the Arno. In the upper part of the town are the cathedral, the town hall and the Medici Fortress (Fortezza Medicea), from which the main streets branch off towards the lower part as far as the gates. The upper part of the town maintains its medieval appearance despite the addition of later structures.
Described by Livy as one of the Capitae Etruriae (Etruscan capitals), Arezzo is believed to have been one of the twelve most important Etruscan cities—the so-called Dodecapolis. Etruscan remains establish that the acropolis of San Cornelio, a small hill next to that of San Donatus, was occupied and fortified in the Etruscan period. There is other...
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