I love the story of St. Margaret of Cortona. I love that she is a saint for the “all or nothing” mentality we face so often. Margaret was a woman of enormous passion who teetered between extremes for ...

The Cortona lamp is a bronze hanging oil lamp, roughly in the shape of a chandelier, measuring 60cm across and weighing almost 60kg. It originates from the Etruscan civilization of Archaic Etruria, a ...

SAINTS & ART: St. Margaret of Cortona’s story sounds surprisingly modern: cohabitation, heartbreak, single motherhood — and yet, her refusal to stop praying led to a life of radical holiness, mystical ...

Archaeologists recently re-evaluated a remarkable relic from the ancient Etruscan civilization in central Italy – a massive, elaborately decorated bronze lamp that may have been used in rituals ...

Author Frances Mayes still spends several months a year in Cortona. Photo: Will Garin Frances Mayes’ bestseller, which was later made into a film, was instrumental in putting the Tuscan town of ...

There is a small hill town under the Tuscan sun called Cortona. Its undulating landscape, mountain backdrop, refreshing sky, many paintings and sculptures, and amazing food and wine are overwhelming ...

today we are exploring Cortona Italy this is a lesser known destination in the Tuscany region most popularized as the setting for the film Under the Tuscan Sun this amazingly picturest city is sure to ...

CORTONA, Italy — Cortona has clung quietly to the side of a hill in Tuscany for centuries. Art cognoscenti knew of it for its hidden treasures. Other tourists stumbled upon its quaint, steep streets.