How
to get to Cortona
by
plane
Florence [FLR], Perugia
[PEG], and Pisa airports [PSA] are the closest ones; Rome Fiumicino [FCO],
Milan Malpensa [MXP], Milan Linate [LIN], and Bologna [BLQ] airports are
also convenient - e.g. there are fast shuttle trains (no. 8 & no. 128)
from Fiumicino Aeroporto directly to both Roma Termini and Roma Tiburtina
rail stations [Note: for many destinations, transferring at Roma Tiburtina
is faster and more convenient than Roma Termini]. In Milan, take the direct
shuttle bus from the Malpensa airport to the Milano Centrale train station
if you are transferring to a train; if you are going to stay in downtown
Milano instead of taking a train immediately to another city there's an
express shuttle which goes to several of the metro (subway) stations. In
Florence, take the direct shuttle bus from the airport to the Santa Maria
Novella (Firenze S.M.N.) train station.
by
train
Train tickets can be
purchased directly at any departure rail station. Remember that tickets
must be stamped by the yellow devices located inside the station before
getting on the train.
Cortona is on the
line Florence - Rome. You should check for your train to stop either at
the Terontola-Cortona station or the Camucia-Cortona station. You can view
the italian railways timetable or the german railways timetable (better)
in order to find a train and check that it actually stops in one of the
above stations.
The Terontola station
is 11 km. from Cortona and the Camucia station is 5 km. from Cortona. There
are regular bus service between Cortona and the rail stations. Plase note
that the service is less frequent on sundays and that tickets must be purchased
at the newspaper stand in Camucia or at the cafeteria in front of the rail
station in Terontola and not on the bus. Here you find a complete
bus schedule at the web-page of turism
in Cortona.
Moreover, you also
have taxis.
by
car
From A1 (either north-
or southbound) take the Valdichiana exit. After you pay your toll, turn
to the right. At 0.5 km from the tollbooth take the Perugia Superstrada
(direction Perugia). Continue on it for 12.3 km to the Cortona/Camucia
exit. In just under 3 km you'll see Cortona on the hill. Follow the signs
to Cortona; about 7 km further you'll be at the city walls.
How
to get to the Palazzone
To arrive at the Palazzone,
the 16th century Villa Passerini, you should take the usual road for access
to Cortona and just before coming into town you will find a place where
three roads meet; here you take the little road going down to the right
which has a yellow sign saying "Il Palazzone"; taking this road that leads
to Contesse you will come to a fork where there is another yellow sign
and go left for the Palazzone. It is on the South-East of Cortona and it
is about 2 km from the town. It will be open on Sunday 16th starting from
16 p.m. and till 22 p.m. As there is no bus connection between Cortona
and the Palazzone, participants will enjoy a wonderful walk in the Tuscan
country.