AREZZO CATHEDRAL

As soon as you arrive in Arezzo it is the “Matitone” ofCathedral- Thebell towerof the Cathedral for the Arezzo people – the undisputed protagonist of the city's profile. With its hexagonal pencil shape and its tip it seems to draw the sky. Below, the Cathedral dedicated to Saints Peter and Donato, a treasure chest and today one of the most beautiful monuments of theGothic in Tuscany. This elegant building condenses years and years of history, still alive and pulsating in the heart of the city. The facade is the first of the masterpieces we come across during our visit. As soon as we enter, we are greeted by a rainbow of colors thanks to the stained glass windowsGuillaume de Marcillat. In the left aisle the fresco of theMary Magdalene by Piero della Francescaand therelics of Blessed Pope Gregory X, on the main altar the imposingArk of San Donatoin marble, a masterpiece of the fourteenth century which is complemented by beautiful frescoes and chapels along the right nave. The wooden choir and the painting depicting theBaptism of Christ, are works from the sixteenth century byGeorge Vasari. In the nineteenth century the cathedral changed its face to host theChapel of Our Lady of Comfort, protector of Arezzo, the most beloved by the Aretines. Surrounding her miraculous icon, which saved Arezzo from the earthquake in 1796, we find the large glazed terracotta altarpieces ofAndrea Della Robbiaand the monumental pictorial works of the great Masters of NeoclassicismPeter Benvenuti, Luigi Sabatelli and Luigi Ademollo. At his feet, for more than 200 years, everyFebruary 15th, anniversary of the miracle, all of Arezzo gathers.

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