Hi, I’m Arpi.

I’ve called Cortona home for years. As an entrepreneur and local insider, I created Cortona Insider to give English-speaking visitors the kind of honest, practical guide I wished existed when I first arrived.
This isn’t a generic travel site. Every recommendation comes from personal experience — the restaurants I actually eat at, the hidden corners I love, the seasonal events worth planning your trip around.
Cortona is one of Tuscany’s most beautiful hilltop towns. I want you to experience it the way locals do.