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Thursday 16 August 2018
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
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Cortona represents the only out of town branch of the prestigious Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, which owns the Palazzone, an imposing Renaissance villa just outside Cortona that is used for lectures, conferences and graduate courses.
This magnificent villa, along with its estate, were donated to the Scuola in 1968 by Count Lorenzo Passerini di Cortona, a descendant of Cardinal Silvio Passerini (1469-1529), Bishop of Cortona, who built the house as a means to show off the prestige of his noble family, in the service of the Medici.
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General information
• The City of Cortona • The Weather in Cortona
• Local Opening Times
• Useful and Emergency Numbers
• Pharmacies in Cortona
• Famous Lines About Cortona
• Post Office
• Cashpoints
• Teatro Signorelli
Transport in town
• Road Map • Traffic Restrictions
• Parking in Cortona
• Town Map
• Hotels Map in Cortona
• How to Reach Cortona
Transport out of town
• Surrounding Towns and Villages • Buses Outside Town
Where to Stay
• Hotels • Residence
• Farmhouse Residences and Country Houses
• Hostels
Where to eat and drink
• Restaurants
Education
• University of Georgia studies abroad at Cortona • Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
• Sant'Agostino Conference Centre
Art and monuments
• Association for the Recovery of the Heritage of Cortona • The Palazzone
• Palazzo Casali
Art and religion
• The "Celle" Hermitage • Church of San Marco
• Church of San Cristoforo
• Church of San Benedetto
• Church of Sant'Antonio Abate
• Church of Santa Margherita
Museums and galleries
• Archivio Storico • Museo Diocesano del Capitolo
• MAEC - Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca
• Museo Archeologico e Paleontologico of Farneta
• Accademia Etrusca and Council Library
Tourist attractions
• The Melone II° del Sodo • Cortona Archaeological Park
Major historical figures
• Silvio Passerini (1469-1529) • St Margherita (1247-1297)
• Luca Signorelli (144?-1523)
• Pietro Berrettini (1596-1669)
• Gino Severini (1883-1966)
• Brother Elia
• Famous Cortonese
What to see & do
• Weddings in Tuscany • Archaeological Itinerary
Lake Trasimene
• Lake Trasimene • Eating well by Lake Trasimene
• Where to stay by Lake Trasimene
• Bathing - Lake Trasimene
• Mooring
• The islands - boat tours
• Relais Torale Holiday stay on Trasimeno
• Trasimeno Home
Specials - Out of town
• Gift Ideas for traveling • Wedding in Cortona
• Home in Umbria
• Arezzo - where to sleep - Discover the city of Antiquarian and Gold
• Pierle and Its Castle
• Stay in Val di Chiana aretina
• Visit Assisi, Hotel Moderno
Shopping
Typical products
• Signal a Craft Search
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