Car hire Arezzo
Car hire in Arezzo is available from Avis, Hertz, Budget, Europcar, Thrifty and National. You’d be hard pressed to find an area of the world better suited to driving yourself in and stopping regularly along the ways to take photos of the stunning landscape. Take command of your vacation and go wherever you like in this heavenly spot of the planet with a car rental.
Daytripping by car
It’s certainly a good idea to take off in a rental car to see the breathtaking Tuscany countryside. A beautiful 25-kilometre ride away from Arezzo is a museum offering artist Piero della Francesca’s painting of Madonna del Parto, a rare fresco of the Virgin Mary nine months pregnant with Jesus. This is a subject very rare in Italian art. Rural Tuscany is a wonderful land of vineyard, olive groves and rolling green hills. Stunning towns crown hilltops throughout the region. Churches and museums are found within them.
Discovering Arezzo
Situated in the gorgeous Tuscany region, of north-central Italy, Arezzo, set on a hilltop, is easily one of Italy’s gems. An urban highlight is the 13th-century Piazza Grande, on which there are the Palace of the Fraternity of the Lay Brothers with its signature bell tower, a 15th-century fountain, and the Pieve de St Maria with a fine bell tower of its own, dating from 1346. Nearby the plaza is the Roman amphitheatre, built nearly 2,000 years ago, and its archeological museum. A great collection awaits discovery at the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art. Make sure to walk along the Corso Italia, which has served as Arezzo’s main street since the medieval era. Found here are terrific palaces, gothic buildings and old towers. Another nice diversion is the elaborate Passaggio del Prato public garden.
When to go
Sufficiently far from the coast to experience a continental climate, Arezzo has hot summers and quite chilly winters. Thus, the pleasant temperatures between these extremes, as experienced during spring and autumn, make these two latter seasons comfier times to enjoy the countryside and towns of Tuscany.
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Driving rentals in Italy
In Italy, driving is on the right side of the road. Foreign drivers should have an International Drivers’ Permit with them. It also makes sense to have some additional form of picture ID. Be aware of local farm drivers on narrow roads through this region.