Wander through the stunning gardens before passing the tennis club and continuing on Viale Passerini uphill for about 1km before reaching Bramasole on your left. See both while you’re here! Villa Bramasole can be reached by a pleasant walk through the Giardini del Parterre. Villa Laura was used to shoot the film given that the original Villa Bramasole had already been renovated and a fixer-upper in the countryside was needed to convey the story. Now that you’ve seen these two key spots, head on to the main attraction itself. Imagine the hustle and bustle of the actors, directors, and all the many other people it takes to shoot a film, occupying every space to ensure the very best of Cortona was transmitted to audiences all over the world. Over the square, you’ll see the Palazzo Comunale, a 12th century structure in Romanesque style with a quaint clock tower, a proud presence in the piazza. The centrepiece of Cortona was formerly the Roman forum of the town and the place where Diane Lanes character goes market shopping in the movie. Continue on to piazza della Repubblica where film crews filled the square to shoot the market scene. Fans of the film might remember the fountain scene however, the fountain actually does not actually exist here and was added for a bit of Hollywood glamour. Among the dazzling filming locations chosen for their fairytale-like beauty, is piazza Signorelli. However, back to our beloved Under the Tuscan Sun. Not only Frances Mayes fans flock to Cortona, but also every summer, an international crowd pulls in for Cortona On The Move, a festival for modern photography. Stunning views are visible from every corner of the village, allowing your eyes to gaze upon olive groves peppered all across the landscape, best observed from the impressive Girifalco Castle that attracts tourists year after year. Remnants of this past are still visible with two kilometers of the Etruscan walls, dating back to the 5th century BCE, still standing today. The beautiful city of Cortona, nestled in the mountains between the Valdichiana and Tuscan Valtiberina, was an important center of Etruscan civilization. Now that you are nicely dreaming about the idyllic Tuscan life, here are the places chosen to shoot the most iconic scenes, so you can have your own Italian adventure. You cannot fail but to read the novel or see the film, and fall completely in love with this magical land. From discovering an original brick floor, to the delicious food, Under the Tuscan Sun is a love letter to Tuscany, in all its colors. The immense delight in every minute detail of la dolce vita is palpable. While there are a few plot differences, what binds both film and book is that they are passionate about Tuscany. It also includes several chapters dedicated to recipes that readers diligently turn to when recreating traditional Tuscan delicacies in their own kitchens.
The film was a massive box office success, equally the book, a New York Times bestseller for two and a half years and translated into 54 languages. Iconic scenes include a romantic wedding which takes place at the villa, sending couples from all over the world to Tuscany in search of a similarly stunning villa for their own nuptials. Enchanted by the blissful lifestyle in the typically Tuscan town of Cortona, the protagonist settles into life in a formerly rundown villa.
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