Continuing along the external wall of the church, you will come across one of the many green areas of Arezzo, dominated by an imposing statue dedicated to one of the most representative characters of the city: Petrarch. The park, in French style, offers a suggestive panoramic view over the Casentino valley, the surrounding vineyards, the olive groves and the winding residential landscape that extends
The Medici Fortress, protected by a shield of trees up to the end, was built in the shape of a five-pointed star at the behest of Cosimo I de’ Medici on the pre-existing seats of power of Arezzo, to give greater vigour to the Florentine dominion over the city.
The stones to build the fortress were extracted from the Roman amphitheatre at the foot of the city.
