World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Shepherd Entertainment gives you the history of Arezzo, a city and comune in Central Italy, capital of the province of the same name, located in Tuscany. Visit Arezzo in Tuscany Italy Arezzo with the population of 100,000 was an important member of the union of 12 Etruscan Cities in the 3rd Century B.C. In the Roman Empire, it was called Aretino and was known mainly for its coral red ceramics which was a commodity in the land. Caius Cilnius Maecenas was born in the city built in the valley between the Arno and the Tiberius who was a friend of Arts whose name has been kept as Maecenas. It's also the place that Guido d'Arezzo when we have to thank from musical notation and the scale. There's no trace of the Roman town houses, sanctuaries and bath houses, only the ruins of the amphitheater bare witness of these times. Most medieval buildings inside the city wall have remained and determine the façade of the city. The Piazza Grande was the center and marketplace of the city during the Roman Era and was still so in the middle ages. On the west side of the slightly sloping irregularly shaped square, we can find Santa Maria della Pieve Church with spectacular façade dating back to the 13th Century. Its column groups are close together in three rows above each other and the double circular loft to the Alps represent the Roman style version of Pisa. The simplicity of the angled bell tower is broken by 40 windows. Among the palaces liking the square, Palazzo Tribunale and Palazzo della Fraternità can be found. In the middle of the 15th Century, Piero of San Sepoco worked here who painted the world famous frescos of the San Francesco Church. The master was named Piero della Francesca after this piece of work and he's known by this name in the history of art. Palazzo Pretorio comes from the same age. Its façade is decorated by the countless chiseled stone crests. Above the gate, the code of arms of the Medici family can be seen. In the Piazza Grande, there are correlated stone bastions of old buildings. The Palazzo della Loggia which closes the northern side was designed by Vasari. He was born here and his statue leaning out of a crack in the wall observes the shops in the arcade. East of the Piazza Grande, the ruins of the Medici fortress and on the north, the Cathedral of the city can be seen. Between them, Pato Park is located. Francesco Petrarca, the humanist poet for whom the statue was erected in front of the city was also born here in 1304. He is famous mainly for sonnets and lyrical poetry written for Laura. The cathedral is a Gothic three isled sandstone building built between the 13th and 16th Centuries. The present form of its façade was attained in the 20th Century. It was named after Saint Donat whose bones rest in the shrine of the high altar. The cabinet was the joint effort of several craftsmen of Arezzo. The fresco on the left isle was made solely by Piero della Francesca, his model was Penitent Magdalene. The colorful windows was from the 16th Century of the right aisle are really beautiful. At the corner of the Cathedral, the statue of a Grand Duke of Medici can be seen facing the town hall. Having climbed the huge bastion towers of the medieval building with the thin roof, we can take a view of the city with crooked streets which seemed to be entangled. For those who haven't gets tired of admiring churches, there's still plenty such as San Francesco, San Domenico and Santa Maria delle Grazie. George of Azzari was born and lived in a house in the Via Settembre. His book, The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects brought him great acclaim. In the preface, he wrote, "My work can be considered a mirror of my soul, a real pledge since my soul desires to praise my fellow craftsman and lift them. And since they've accepted me among them, I always feel that somehow I also receive a little bit of this praise." Tags: Visit Arezzo in Tuscany,Arezzo in Tuscany,shepherd entertainment,Tuscany Travel Attractions,Tuscany travel guide,Tuscany travel information,Tuscany travel tips,world travel,shepherdfilm,Visit Arezzo in Tuscany Italy

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