Cortona’s best gelateria, right on Via Nazionale. Gelateria Dolce Vita serves handcrafted gelato and artisan chocolate made with carefully selected ingredients. A local institution run by Nicola Bambini — open daily until late.
A popular bar and café in Camucia serving breakfasts, lunches, aperitivos and catering. Known for excellent coffee, fresh pastries and a friendly atmosphere. A local favourite just minutes from the Camucia-Cortona train station.
The first stop for anyone arriving at Camucia-Cortona train station. Bar La Stazione is a friendly neighbourhood bar run by Bianco and Keti, serving coffee, pastries, light meals, and drinks from early morning. Train tickets are available here too. Outdoor seating, dogs welcome.
An authentic Italian espresso bar on Piazza Signorelli, right in the heart of Cortona. Caffè Vittoria offers local wines, grappas and a generous aperitivo spread alongside excellent coffee. Inside or on the terrace with views over the historic centre — from morning espresso to late evening.
A family-run restaurant, pizzeria and café perched above Cortona at the Torreone, with a panoramic terrace overlooking Lake Trasimeno. Run by the Giommetti family, it serves gourmet and traditional pizzas from a wood-fired oven, along with breakfasts, aperitifs and a full café menu. Open daily except Wednesdays.
Le Residenze Ristori is a residence in the historic center of Cortona. It comprises small apartments and a cellar, offering simple yet welcoming accommodations, tastefully furnished with traditional Tuscan objects and history. Guests can experience the excitement and atmosphere of staying in a 17th-century building, with exposed wooden beams and stone walls. Guests enjoy complete…
Glamour Dress & Shoes is a women’s fashion boutique on Via Nazionale, Cortona’s main shopping street. A local favourite for clothing and footwear.
A Cortona institution. Nunziatina’s family-run stall on Piazza della Repubblica has been selling fresh fruit, vegetables and local prepared foods for generations. The kind of place that locals shop at every day — and visitors wish they had at home.
DelBrenna is a Cortona-based jewellery house designing and crafting original pieces in gold, silver and gemstones. Founded by designer Brenna Youngblood Walker, the brand has a showroom workshop on Vicolo Petrella and a boutique on Piazza della Repubblica — with additional locations in Florence and Kansas City. A genuine Cortona artisan story with an international…
Arpi Woodworking is Cortona’s only handcrafted olive wood workshop, located in the heart of the historic center at Via Guelfa 24-26. We create bespoke boards, bowls, and custom pieces from Tuscan olive wood — and offer hands-on woodworking workshops for visitors. Every piece is made by hand in Cortona.