Castiglion Fiorentino surrounded by olive groves Ah, welcome to the magical and historic Castiglion Fiorentino in Arezzo - its small enough to wander in an afternoon, yet big enough to surprise you at every turn. I came here without much of a plan, just a curiosity for what I might find. And what I found was a place where mornings smelled like freshly baked bread, church bells marked the passing hours, afternoons hummed with quiet streets, and evenings slipped into gold. Thi

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