Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TERRE DI AREZZO
The Arezzo region boasts one DOCG and five DOC wines: Chianti Colli Arentini DOCG, Vinsanto
del Chianti Colli Arentini DOC, Vinsanto del Chianti Colli Arentini Occhio di Pernice DOC, Valdichi-
ana DOC, Cortona DOC and Pietraviva DOC. To investigate these fully, you can follow the
Strada
del Vino Terre di Arezzo
(
www.stradadelvino.arezzo.it
)
or take full advantage of their regular ap-
pearances on the wine menus of restaurants across the region. For information and a map, pop into the
Strada del Vino Terre di Arezzo Information Point
(
0575 29 40 66; Via Ricasoli 38-40;
9.30am-3pm Mon-Fri) in Arezzo.
Getting There & Away
Siena Mobilità
(
www.sienamobilita.it
)
buses go to Siena (€6.60, 1½ hours, seven daily) and
Etruria Mobilità
(
www.etruriamobilita.it
)
buses go to Sansepolcro (€4.10, one hour, frequent on
weekdays, fewer services on weekends) and Cortona (€3.50, one hour, frequent). Buses
depart from Piazza della Repubblica.
To
drive
here from Florence, take the A1; the SS73 heads west to Siena. There is car
parking (some spaces free, some €0.70 per hour or €5 per day) at Via Pietri, from where a
scala mobile
takes you up to Piazza del Duomo. Parking at the train station costs €1.50
per hour.
Arezzo is on the Florence-Rome
train
line, and there are frequent services to Florence
(
Regionale
€7.80, 1½ hours) and Rome (Intercity €19-25, two hours). There are also
hourly
regionale
services to Cortona (€3.30, 20 minutes).
