We live in Cortona about half the year. The time you were there (February/March) is the absolute quietest time. Most businesses and restaurants and bars are closed or are readying themselves for the season, which begins in early April and runs through November. Things pick back up again in December and after the new year, but what you experienced is pretty much the norm for the “off” season. Bad news: nothing was open. Good news: you had Cortona nearly all to yourselves. And… your little cutaway was correct - there is no fountain in the Piazza Signorelli - that was created only for the “Under the Tuscan Sun” movie. If you liked the movie, you would really like the book of the same name, which is also a lot more accurate in every way.
Have any of you guys seen Under the Tuscan Sun or read the book??
We live in Cortona about half the year. The time you were there (February/March) is the absolute quietest time. Most businesses and restaurants and bars are closed or are readying themselves for the season, which begins in early April and runs through November. Things pick back up again in December and after the new year, but what you experienced is pretty much the norm for the “off” season. Bad news: nothing was open. Good news: you had Cortona nearly all to yourselves.
And… your little cutaway was correct - there is no fountain in the Piazza Signorelli - that was created only for the “Under the Tuscan Sun” movie. If you liked the movie, you would really like the book of the same name, which is also a lot more accurate in every way.
Thank you for your comment, that is great to know! I will definitely have to give the book a read 🥰