Cortona

The owner of our apartment stopped by to welcome us and see how we were doing earlier in our trip.  We got to speaking about the countryside and the things he liked about the region.  He mentioned a nice little town about 20 mins away called Cortona that was beautiful and well preserved.  He also said Americans loved it because a movie called "Under the Tuscan Sun" was filmed there.

We had a few hours after our trip to Assisi, so we decided to swing by.  Here's what we found.

Not Shown: The Outdoor Escalators we used to get up the hill.  La Dolce Vita!

Original city walls.

Parking: Even harder than NYC.

One of the many squares in Cortona.

Storm approaching the Church of Santa Maria Nuova outside the city walls. 

Afterwards, we headed back to our tower in the olive orchard for a little R&R:

Life is hard.

- B