Arezzo

Arezzo is a city and comune in the region of Tuscany in Italy, and the capital of the province of the same name. It lies about 80 kilometres southeast of Florence at an elevation of 296 metres above sea level. With a population of 96,506 as of 2026 it is the fourth largest city in Tuscany and the forty-eighth largest in Italy. It is known as the city of gold and of high fashion. Arezzo was home to the artists and poets Giorgio Vasari, Guido of Arezzo and Guittone d'Arezzo, and its province was the home of Michelangelo. In art, the city is famous for the frescoes of Piero della Francesca inside the Basilica of San Francesco and the crucifix by Cimabue inside the Basilica of San Domenico. It is also known for the Giostra del Saracino, a game of chivalry that dates back to the Middle Ages. Arezzo was an Etruscan city, believed to have been one of the twelve most important of the Etruscan League.