Guide Cortona in Tuscany: A complete travel guide with tips to visit the most panoramic of all towns in Tuscany. Cortona, located near Arezzo, south of Florence, has incredible and vast views from its dominant location facing both Tuscany and Umbria, with views over the Trasimeno Lake. Cortona, located in the Valdichiana valley, very near to Montepulciano and the Valdorcia, can be a great town to base in Tuscany. The area of Cortona is rich in great food and fine red wines. The city has become popular in recent years, especially among American people, thanks to the “Under the Tuscan Sun” novel by Frances Mayes. The Etruscan Museum and Academy of Cortona, MAEC, is among the most important Etruscan museums in Italy. Piazza Signorelli in Cortona has also become famous thanks to the incredible movie “La Vita è Bella” by Roberto Benigni, a masterpiece for Italy and the all world.
