The atmosphere is ready to change completely and the city is happy to return to the glories of the Middle Ages.

If you choose to stay in a farmhouse in Cortona this period will therefore be a normal vacation, but a leap in the history, traditions and in the tipical  Middle Ages lifestyle of which you can inhale the aroma and taste the flavors . The Archidado Joust it is not just a day but a week of events, parties and dinners in typical medieval style, from the clothes, plays to the recipes.

It will be a meeting with the old crafts, games of the time and  typical performances that took place at the origins of the city.

The joust is also preceded by a “provaccia” that takes place in the morning and in the test consists of crossbows and verrette be used in the race, but the challenge is held in the afternoon. Also there will be a victory for dinner, with singing, dancing and medieval games. The whole village is transformed and from our farm you can see Cortona in a different light.

So…See you in Cortona on June 10.

Cortona is a town Tuscany where some of the important artists of the Renaissance were born and worked. The most famous is Luca Signorelli and the main theater of the Cortona is dedicated to him; the other one is worth mentioning is Pietro da Cortona, who was born in the town on 1 November 1596 and died in Rome in 1669. Pietro da Cortona was the first artist of the Baroque, he worked in Rome with Bernini and together the elaborated the project  and the construction of several works commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, including Castel Gandolfo.

But if you come in Cortona, specially in a Country House Cortona, you will see that from certain points of view Cortona is a small work of art. It is covered and colored in every little corner by works of art by contemporary artists, exhibited in small galleries. Most of the galleries show Tuscan artists, painters, sculptors and photographers and this is the feature of the village.

It is very easy to find in a country house Cortona, some paintings that depicts a field of blooming sunflowers, a typical Tuscan landscape at sunset or a field of grapevines, this is another special feature of the place.

As everyone knows Tuscany is very well known worldwide…and people from all the coutries use to spend an holiday here more than once in their life. Lots of people, especially form USA or Australia, use to do a complete journey all around Italy and usually is one of the main destination.

Usually tourists who come in Tuscany in spring or summer, really like to stay in a farm-house or in a Tuscany country house: they can really appreciate the landscape, the nature, the fresh and pure air; the sun and the light. Everything is at a walking distance!

If you like to spend some time in a Country House  Tuscany you have just to book an apartment and let go by the atmosphere and the events.

In Tuscany should visit Florence, Arezzo, Pisa and Siena, some of the main historical and art cities in Italy. Cortona is a medieval village in the province of Arezzo: it is smaller then Florence or Arezzo, but is has been perfectly preserved and it contains a beautiful historical center all worth to visit. Visiting Cortona you can live for a while in a medieval atmosphere, inside art, culture and medieval structrure and palaces.

A very good reason to come in Tuscany is art. If you don’t know Luca Signorelli, one of the most famous artist of the Italian Renaissance, there is a big exhibition that just opened in Perugia: Luca Signorelli “de ingegno et spirto pelegrino”, open until 26th of august.

If you would like to discover a very particular art world, you could also visit another exhibition in Florence: American Impressionists: impressionists of the New World.
The exhibition explore the life and the art of several american artists who travel in Europe during Impressionism period, to learn techniques and secrets.

So…we are just waiting for you!

ps…a good reason to visit Tuscany?

Events related to art & crafts, food and cuisine, unchanged traditions: Tuscany is beautiful during spring and summer.

1. The light and the colors of Tuscany: they are really authentic and you may won’t find them again in another place; they will bring you in a different atmosphere.
2. If you choose a Tuscany holiday house, you choose also to live in harmony and balance. The Tuscan landscape consists of hills that stretch on the landscape in a harmonious way. The beauty of the wineyards, olives and cypresses do all the rest. Watch a Tuscan landscape and watch the perfect balance between light, color and shapes.
3. A holiday in a Tuscany farmhouse lets you enjoy even the most valuable works of art in history. Florence, Siena, Arezzo, Cortona, Montepulciano, Pisa … Every city, every town hides a treasure of art. Tuscany is the birthplace of the greatest geniuses of painting like Leonardo or Michelangelo.
4. The kitchen and the traditional Tuscan repices: Tuscan cuisine uses the best Mediterranean ingredients and combine them in a natural and authentic way. Tuscan recipes are bases on the quality of the ingredients (pecorino cheese, Chianina meat, special ham, etc.) and on the simpleness in the way of working them.
5. Finally…the quality of turistic services in Tuscany: sustainable tourism reaches its maximum expression in Cortona and in all Tuscany. Facility with great amenities offering everything for your leisure without reducing the quality and authenticity of everything around you. Lot of turistic structures with great amenities offering offering everything for your leisure without reducing the quality and authenticity of everything around you.

“Il Torrino” Country house – Cortona Farmhouse is an example of this enchantment that is waiting for you if you choose to enjoy a week in a holiday home in Tuscany.

Moreover we would like to have your feedback about your travels and holidays in Tuscany so that we could exchange information and secrets.

Cortona is little and beautiful village in Tuscany and it is very well known all over the world, especially after the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun”, which was set in this part of Tuscany.

So…we are going to open our country house doors, a magic land, as we use to call it. Our Farm House in Cortona have been a house that we renovated recently and it keeps perfectly the Tuscan feauters, those you can find in the country and that color the area. Walls of stone for the extorios, a beautiful swimming pool in the garden, looking at the country side and everything that guests might want from a farmhouse: large rooms, high ceilings, furnished in typical Tuscan country style.

For who likes to cook or likes just to try Tuscan recipes there are two big spaces devoted to kitchen and living rooms,  places for meeting and conviviality.

Then, just some advices good reason to come and visit us

• The magic of a medieval village full of charm that have been perfectly preserve.
• The sunny light early in the morning, that illuminates every corner of the city and the countryside. 
• All the landscape around the village, offering stunning views across the hills, the lake and the green plains of the Val di Chiana
• The historical and cultural heritage of inestimable value in museums and palaces
• The origins of Cortona and all the events in program all over the year.

From Cortona it is very easy to reach all the most famous towns in central Italy like Florence, Pisa, Siena, Perugia and Rome, another good reason to come and stay at our Cortona Country House “Il Torrino”.