With this post I want to open a topic particularly dear to me, that is, cities and villages of Italy. And how can we start with Arezzo, my hometown, whom I love and they are very fair!
I will not tell you about its location or its history, available everywhere, that I intend to do is to take you around the streets, "showed" what a beautiful it is to be see. Suppose that nine o'clock in the morning, your train has just arrived at the station and I am waiting for you, a heat oso welcome and a second, we start with sunglasses or a raincoat ('that does not scare us much time) at a time of Arezzo.
We leave the station and turn right, you do notice the fountain in the garden we are going through. At the heart of it, in fact, there is a bronze reproduction of the Chimera (symbol of Arezzo together with the Prancing Horse), an Etruscan statue of wonderful workmanship found in 1554 in S. Lorentino, a district of the city, and now located in the archaeological museum in Florence. While I explain why we have already reached the ramparts of the Holy Spirit Gate, a remnant of old walls, which bring us to the course and then Italy in the historical center.
continue until Piazza S. James and from there turn left towards via dell'Anfite other two for going to see ... guess what? That's right, the Roman Amphitheatre and, for the most willing, the Archaeological Museum. The amphitheater, built in the early years of the empire, was elliptical in more orders of steps and could hold several thousand spectators. When the Roman Empire collapsed, the Kings of the Franks and gave it to the church of Arezzo, while the first was used as a meeting place, after it was decided using their most precious marbles and materials for the construction of the Old Cathedral and of the Convent of San Bernardo, part of which now houses the museum of Etruscan and Roman. Upon entering, you see all the audience surrounded by a few ruins and a bust of Gaius Maecenas Cilnio (Arezzo, c. 68 BC - 8 AD), the adviser of Augustus who formed a circle of intellectuals, including Horace, Virgil and Propertius. After visiting the A nfiteatro go back and continue our walk along the Corso Italy, the old village Mastro, including shops, palaces and ancient churches. arrived where the climb becomes steeper, we stop to admire throughout
its beauty the church of S. Maria, on which stands the tower called "the hundred-hole" for the numerous windows. I will not describe the entire history of this building, I would say quite difficult, but I assure you that there was already in the eleventh century, perhaps not exactly in this form, but certainly with its nave. Given the century Romanesque style is unmistakable and is noted not only in the structure of the church, but also in the decorations found on the various ports. Notably, on the central figures of "Saints" carved lintel, "The Virgin between two angels in the lunette (dated 1216) and archivolt the allegory of the" Twelve months of the year "carved in the second half of the thirteenth century. The interior of the church kept absolutely mystical and austere style typical of Romanesque art. Nevertheless, we tried in the sixteenth century, succeeding to another, to ruin its appearance: burying the crypt, opening new windows and doors, building vaults, but the restoration happened at the end of 1800 has limited, at least for us harm. At this point 
will let you wander silent kidnapped, I am sure, for the aisles, the chancel and the crypt, limiting you pay attention to, among other things, to Pietro Lorenzetti's Altarpiece (altar), which is one of the best works of this artist, fresco on the left pillar of the chancel depicting "St. Francis and St. Dominic" attributed to Giotto by Vasari, and the reliquary bust represents the natural S. Donato (martyr and patron the city), silver in 1346, operates one of the most distinguished of its kind. We go out and look at the clock, are half past ten, just the second time for breakfast or a coffee one of the many bars there are a few steps away from us. We therefore pause, but stop soon there will not be long to find the second part of the tour.
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