Arezzo Province of Arezzo Tuscany Italy
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Arezzo

Arezzo (UK: ə-RET-soh, arr-ET-soh, US: ar-ET-soh; Italian: [aˈrettso]) is a city and comune in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Florence at an elevation of 296 metres (971 ft) above sea level. As of 2022, the population was about 97,000. Known as the city of gold and of the high fashion, Arezzo was home to artists and poets such as Giorgio Vasari, Guido of Arezzo and Guittone d'Arezzo and in its province to Renaissance artist Michelangelo. In the artistic field, the city is famous for the frescoes by Piero della Francesca inside the Basilica of San Francesco, and the crucifix by Cimabue inside the Basilica of San Domenico. The city is also known for the important Giostra del Saracino, a game of chivalry that dates back to the Middle Ages.
Known in ancient times as: Arretium
Periods/Settlements: archaic, classical, hellenistic-republican, roman, late-antique, modern

Distance between:

Rome to Arezzo 113 Miles / 181 Kms
Milan to Arezzo 192 Miles / 310 Kms
Venice to Arezzo 139 Miles / 223 Kms


Postal Code 52100


Population 2020

Total: 99258
Total Men: 47697
Total Women: 47697

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