Europe is calling 04/26/18
The Land of Wine, Etruscans & Sunflowers Cortona is a small charming town in the Valdichiana , or Chiana Valley, in the province of Arezzo in southern Tuscany. The city, enclosed by stone walls dating back to Etruscan and Roman times, sits on the top of a hill about 600 meters (about 1968 feet) above sea level. This dominant position over the valley offers a spectacular view from all over the town of the surrounding valley and even Lake Trasimeno. Menerbes One of the famous 'perched villages' of Provence, Menerbes is a medieval village spread out along a hilltop in the centre of the Luberon region, 12 kilometres to the east of Cavaillon and in the Vaucluse department of Provence. Menerbes is also listed as one of the ' most beautiful villages of France '.