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Date:  11th September 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled:  74 kilometres from Cortona to Arezzo, both in Tuscany, Italy.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Arezzo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed:  Arezzo, free car-park.  No services.  N43.47246, E11.88363<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: \u00a0100 days @ \u20ac93 per day.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We wake this morning to find our car-park in Cortona empty except for 7-8 motorhomes.  Mind you as I make a coffee, cars start to trickle in.  The morning has a chilli about it, but you can tell the afternoon will be hot.    We have a coffee and breakfast, Pam is chatting to Indiana and Cooper on facetime, whilst I put my mind to the blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No point lingering but it\u2019s almost 10am by the time we roll down the hill.  We find a GPL station about 10klms later and refill our gas system some 28 litres of LPG for \u20ac19.  Pam checks the budget it\u2019s been exactly a month since our last fill.  Before we left for Europe this year we read lots of rumours about LPG being a problem without a current certificate of compliance.  I think this is our third fill in Italy and no one has looked at all interested except about being paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We take the slightly longer route via Sinalunga, where there is a free service point (N43.2172, E11.74405) and a Lidl supermarket.  So it\u2019s worth a few extra kilometres, to get some motorhoming needs completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sinalunga looks nice, but we\u2019re just here for their free sosta. Which we find has free electricity as well.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Arezzo, another ancient Etruscan town absorbed into the empire. Every large round-about has a bronze horse, not sure why ?<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Arezzo has 2 motorhome options.  We opt for the free car-park with no services as there are probably 20 motorhomes already there. A sosta with facilities is just up the road but it\u2019s \u20ac8 overnight, so obviously we have taken the cheaper option.  Pam tells me we are saving up for her next haircut.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We walk through the nearest gate and start our exploration of Arezzo.  We find this statue with one hand missing in the Piazza San Domenico.  A nearby sign points down the hill to the Duomo, I think that\u2019s a little strange and check Google Maps.  The Duomo is up the hill !<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Duomo or Cathedral di Arezzo.  The guide indicates construction started in the 13th century and it took 200 years to complete.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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An interesting sculpture on the forecourt of the Duomo.  A visiting piece by some Spanish artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Looking out from the forecourt again, Arezzo is a town of towers.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Founds these guys being used for some photo shoot. I asked if I could take their photo.  They didn\u2019t seem to keen and looked a bit embarrassed.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Inside the Duomo, the Chapel of Madonna.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The frescoes on the vaulted ceilings are very detailed. Mind you it\u2019s very dark inside the duomo even on this sunny afternoon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Looks like himself…<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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