Of Etruscan age, Arezzo is situated at the confluence of the valleys of Valdarno, Valdichiana and Casentino.
Arezzo was hometown of the famous painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, well-known both for his contribution to the construnction of the Uffizi and for the text "Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architetti Italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri" which is considered the text that started the whole Art Criticism and him considered the first Art Critic.
Today it is possible to visit Vasari's House, which has become since 1955 a Museum dedicated to the artist.
But definitely one of the first places to visit in Arezzo is the Church of San Francesco, that dates back 13th century and contains several important paintings, especially from the artist Piero della Francesca.
Church of the Badia was ultimated by Giorgio Vasari while Pieve di Santa Maria is the prettiest church of the town, with its amazing Roman style.
The Duomo was finished in the beginning of 1500s, realized in Gothic style, while the facade is in Neo-Gothic style since it was substituted to the orginal one around 1901.
Other main sights in Arezzo are: the Church of San Domenico, the Anfiteatro Romano (an archeological site of Roman times), Francesco Petrarca's House, the Medicean Fortress, the Archeological museum, the Diocesan of Sacred Art museum and the Medieval and Modern Art museum.
The town of Arezzo is also known for the famous Giostra del Saracino, an historical medieval rievocation that since 1930s sees the four areas of the town compete against each other just like it happened during the medieval times. The Giostra del Saracino, takes place, like other events, in Piazza Grande that represents the heart of the city of Arezzo.