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Piero's
Legend of the True Cross
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Though way off the well-trod tourist trail, eastern Tuscany's major city (
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has loads to offer the visitor. Chief among its attractions is Piero della Francesca's fresco
cycle of the
Legend of the True Cross
in the Basilica di San Francesco, but there are also
three other churches and four museums housing significant works of art. Come here on the
first weekend of the month and you may even be able to purchase a masterpiece of your
own - the city's antiques fair is one of the most famous in Italy.
