Antico Arezzo

There are many things to see in Arezzo...Francesa's Legend of the True Cross fresco cycle, a Petrarch house, a Cimabuie crucifix at the San Domenico church, Vasari's house, and more. We were there for the monthly antiques show, however, having seen all the rest. (See http://roadeveron.blogspot.com/2017/11/arezzo-2017.html for previous visits). Not that we are buying--just there are so many curiosities and interesting things at such markets.  We stayed at the local sosta and ventured into town both Saturday and Sunday, the latter by way of the re-discovered scala mobili (escalator) we had enjoyed in 2011. It's a gorgeous town, well mixing the Renaissance and the contemporary.

The antiques fair was founded way back in 1968 (AD), a good year

The public library, with ties to Petrarch, the Medici

Meanwhile, in Sorrento, grand-daughter Penelope in one of the more artful shots ever

The San Domenico church; last time we were there we
bought Girl Scout cookies from the porch

This time, however, it was mostly the Cimabuie crucifix

 

Along the scala mobili

Cathedral; and market

On the big piazza

Blacksmith demonstration (and sale of ironware)

The market begins in the big piazza and then radiates through many streets and
alleys

Quite a show