Why go
Santa Maria della Pieve rewards a look at its tiered Romanesque façade, while Arezzo Cathedral offers Gothic space and Piero della Francesca’s Magdalene. Basilica di San Francesco, Arezzo is the choice for his larger True Cross fresco cycle. Pick the two interiors that interest you most for a flexible half day.
Useful to know
- Pair Piazza Grande with Santa Maria della Pieve on foot.
- Give San Francesco its own time if the True Cross cycle is your priority.
The route, stop by stop
Times are planning estimates. Unknown visit durations start at an editable 30 minutes; access is checked separately.
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Optional · – min
Basilica di San Francesco
This spacious Sienese Franciscan church pairs a restrained interior with a brick facade whose medieval rose window survived later rebuilding.
Explore Walk · 817 min · Estimated
02Optional · – min
Santa Maria della Pieve
Arezzo’s Romanesque parish church draws the eye with stacked arcades and varied columns; inside, Pietro Lorenzetti’s altarpiece rewards a closer look.
ExploreWalk · 4 min · Estimated
03Optional · – min
Arezzo Cathedral
Arezzo’s hilltop cathedral brings Piero della Francesca’s Mary Magdalene together with colored glass by Guillaume de Marcillat in a layered Gothic church.
ExploreWalk · 6 min · Estimated
04Optional · – min
Basilica di San Francesco, Arezzo
Come to this plain Gothic basilica for Piero della Francesca’s Legend of the True Cross in the Bacci Chapel; seeing the frescoes requires planning.
ExploreWalk · 27 min · Estimated
05Optional · – min
Santa Maria delle Grazie, Arezzo
At Arezzo’s Santa Maria delle Grazie sanctuary, a Renaissance portico frames a late Gothic church and a devotional image linked to the site’s older spring.
ExploreWalk · 90 min · Estimated
06Optional · – min
Unoaerre Company Museum
At Unoaerre’s San Zeno site outside central Arezzo, a company museum traces jewelry design and goldsmith production through objects and industrial tools.
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