Research on the mosaicry of my favorite artist, Gino Severini, sent me to my last Tuscan hill town in Italy...Although you’ll probably see many Americans in CORTONA due to the popular book and film Under the Tuscan Sun, this small hill town is still charming. From the Camucia train station, wait for a bus or share a taxi (about 10 €) into the town center. A combo-ticket provides entry into the Museo Diocesano featuring Fra Angelico’s Annunciation as well as the Museo dell’Accademia Etrusca with an ornate nautical bronze Etruscan chandelier and a whole room dedicated to Futurist artist Gino Severini. Admire his mosaics along the steep Via Crucis leading up to the Basilica di Santa Margherita (with a decaying body!) and continue on to the Medici fortezza with unparalleled countryside views including Lake Trasimeno. June brings the Giostra Dell’Archidado, a heavily touristed crossbow contest in which citizens dress to the nines in medieval costume. (http://www.cortonaweb.net/archidado/index.htm)
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