
Two Tuscan farm buildings have been restored into charmingly rustic cottages that would suit a large family or a group of friends buying together

The glazed sculptures of Luca Della Robbia and his family admired by Leonardo da Vinci and whose technique still baffles experts are on show in a sweeping exhibition devoted to the Renaissance master and his contemporaries.

A 15th century townhouse in the heart of Cortona captures the essence of Tuscan living.

Villa Fontana may be pricey but it is also one of a kind. This grand, historic villa near Cortona, which comes complete with frescoed ceilings, chapel and lake, is available for sale for the first time in 500 years

A medieval hamlet set among olive, fruit and oak trees on the hills near Cortona has been turned into twenty-one beautiful, authentic homes available to purchase on a fractional ownership basis

Framed by tall cypresses, an old stone tower soars high over the mellow countryside outside Cortona. Set in a listed estate, Torre di Lombardi affords far-reaching views across the precise geometry of the neighbouring fields, the soft hills beyond and the fortress-topped outline of Cortona.

Some of the finest masterpieces of Etruscan art are returning to Italy from Russia's Hermitage museum for a show starting next month in the heartland of the ancient civilisation.

An intricate forest of firs and beech. A steep, forbidding road. A last bend, and then the Benedictine Eremo di Camaldoli, hidden behind thick, tall walls from which only the tip of two belltowers emerge.

It is a triumph of all that is best about Italy. Music, art, wine, food and literature take centre stage among the narrow streets and vineyard-strewn slopes of Cortona during the Festival del Sole from August 2 to 10.