Things to do in Cortona
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Trattoria Dardano
Dardano is one of those no-nonsense yet still unexpectedly wonderful trattorie that feature prominently in every Tuscany travel memoir, doing amazing things with ostensibly simple dishes. You’ll be elbow-to-elbow with locals and giddy, idealistic visitors seriously considering buying and fixing up a nearby farmhouse on the strength of their lunch.
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Chiesa di Santa Margherita
Wriggle up through a sleepy warren of steep cobbled lanes in the eastern part of Cortona to the largely 19th-century Chiesa di Santa Margherita. The remains of St Margaret, the patron saint of Cortona, are on display in an ornate, 14th-century, glass-sided tomb above the main altar. It’s a stiff climb, but worth it.
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La Bucaccia
Decidedly tourist-targeted, with Etruscan cellar ambience: wine racks, grape press, tiny wine barrels, cheese wheels and an Etruscan cistern displayed under a glassed floor. The service is indisputably warm, and the food notable in both taste and presentation, but lofty wine prices push the final total quite high.
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Osteria del Teatro
Friendly service, fresh flowers on every table and a liberal meting out of truffle shavings awaits diners here. Featured in nearly every Italian gastronomic guide, its seasonally driven dishes include the ravioli ai fiori di zucca (pumpkin-flower ravioli) in summer.
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Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca
Inside the 13th-century Palazzo Casali is the Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca, which displays substantial local Etruscan finds, including an elaborate 2nd-century-BC oil lamp.
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Museo Diocesano
The Museo Diocesano is in the former church of Gesù. Its fine collection includes works by Luca Signorelli and a beautiful Annunciation and Madonna by Fra’ Angelico.
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Fortezza Medicea
Fortezza Medicea, Cortona’s highest point, has stupendous views over the surrounding countryside.
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Snoopy’s
Gelato is served in generous portions here, starting at €1.50 for a small cone.
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