Cortona, under a Tuscan sun - Ep. 124

Mar 17, 2023 · 27m 53s
Cortona, under a Tuscan sun - Ep. 124
Chapters

01 · An unusual "gita fuori porta"

39s

02 · A deceptively ancient town

2m 32s

03 · Much more than a film set

6m 20s

04 · The little fortress that could

9m 57s

05 · The charming churches of Cortona

12m 57s

06 · In Saint Francis' footsteps

17m 29s

07 · What to do around Cortona

22m 22s

08 · Outro

26m 33s

Description

Now that spring is literally around the corner, time to dust up your light jackets and respond to the call of the wild. For Italians the answer can only be...

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Now that spring is literally around the corner, time to dust up your light jackets and respond to the call of the wild. For Italians the answer can only be one: a "gita fuori porta". This centuries old tradition quite literally mean "small trip outside the gate", as back before mass motorization the farthest you could go on a day trip was close to your hometown. Now that the range of our escapades has increased vastly, you're spoilt for choice. Allow us to help you with a suggestion, one of the towns that I enjoyed the most back in the day, when I was younger and loved to roam the back roads of Tuscany. Not only this town is very ancient but has got many art treasures hidden in plain sight, an amazing atmosphere and even a place that will do a lot of good to your soul. That's why this week, What's Up Tuscany will bring you to Cortona, the town made famous by the novel "Under a Tuscan sun" that has so much more to offer than a bunch of selfies.

If you listen to the entire episode you will learn about the millennia-long history of this town, how it was razed several times in the past and rebuilt time and time again. You will know about the little fortress that has dominated the valley for many centuries, in several different forms. We will bring you to several fascinating churches that are all at the same time beautiful and quite weird. If you're more into spirituality, a few miles from Cortona there is an ancient monastery where Saint Francis of Assisi stayed for many years and wrote his spiritual testament. To top it off, we will tell you the many other things you can do in town, the best restaurant, the local specialties you must try and much, much more. This part of Tuscany is absolutely spectacular and Cortona is one of my favourite towns ever. If you give it a chance, it will charm you as well.
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LINKS TO SOURCES (ITALIAN ONLY)
https://www.italyyoudontexpect.com/cortona-cose-da-vedere/
https://www.visittuscany.com/it/attrazioni/la-fortezza-del-girifalco/
https://www.turiscortona.it/cosa-visitare/chiese/eremo-le-celle
https://www.cortonamia.com/en/history-of-cortona/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Pipe Choir - Bom Bom Breakthrough (Instrumental)
Incompetech - Leopard Print Elevator
Pipe Choir - A Slave to Nothing (Instrumental)
Wayne John Bradley - Summercycle
Wayne John Bradley - Pick you up
Pipe Choir - A Midnight on Jaquay (Instrumental)
Aerocity - Love Lost
Wayne John Bradley - Blues Rock Original Instrumental
All released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-bom-bom-breakthrough-creative-commons-instrumental
https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1500077
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipe-choir-a-slave-to-nothing-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/summercycle-original-indie-style-instrumental-creative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/pick-you-up-slow-poprock-style-instrumental-creative-commons
https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pipechoir-a-midnight-on-jaquay-instrumental
https://soundcloud.com/argofox/aerocity-love-lost
https://soundcloud.com/ayneohnradley/blues-rock-original-instrumentalcreative-commons
http://www.pipechoir.com/
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