From Roman times through the Renaissance, the small hilltop town of Arezzo attracted artists and poets, and the works they left to enrich its churches and palaces form Arezzo's main tourist attractions today.
The great architect and artist Vasari lived here, and you can tour his small palazzo, Casa del Vasari, to compare his almost flamboyant domestic frescoes with his work for churches and public buildings in Florence and elsewhere.
In Arezzo, you'll discover his graceful colonnade of Palazzo delle Logge, along with a magnificent 13th-century Crucifix by Cimabue in San Domenico and windows by the French master of stained-glass, Fra Guillaume de Marcillat, in the duomo. Works of others - Andrea della Robbia, Piero della Francesca, and Nicola Pisano - enhance its churches.
