Life Is Beautiful - 1997 - Italian Movie Trips

A fun-loving waiter and his young son are forced to leave their small Italian village and test their optimism in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany.

Locations in Italy:

Arezzo

Arezzo is a wealthy medieval town of gold factories and antique flea markets. Not only was the musical scale invented here, but Arezzo is also the town where the poet Petrarch first set down his little sonnets. You'll want to find Piero Della Francesca's stunning series of frescoes depicting the history of Christ's true cross and detailed portrayals of seminal Christian allegories.
region name: Tuscany

Cortona

Now a small, serene town set in the hills, Cortona may be one of the oldest towns in Italy. The fact that it was a major Etruscan capital may explain why a large Etruscan museum and Etruscan art gallery are here and why Cortona is the home of the Etruscan Academy, where students of history continue to study the civilization which probably bequeathed us our modern Latin alphabet, among other things. With incredible views of Lake Trasimeno and an active artist community, it's also an excellent place to relax.
region name: Tuscany

Montevarchi

Montevarchi is a modern Tuscan town of 20,000 in a valley abutting the Arno river. Officially designated as a city in the 1940s, Montevarchi features a modern art museum dedicated to the works of Ernesto Galeffi, while still offering classical piazzas and architecture by Giovanni Verniani and a museum dedicated to Tuscan artists throughout history. Don't miss the fossilized remains of elephants and other animals found in the former lakebed where the town sits.
region name: Tuscany

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