Cortona is a small town in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous as the base for some scenes in Roberto Benigni's film Life is Beautiful, in Italian La Vita è bella. It is also famous as the setting for the 2004 film Under the Tuscan Sun. It may be accessed by rail: the closest station is Camucia on the main Florence - Rome line.
Cortona was one of the 12 Etruscan cities, and it was also important during Roman times. Parts of the Etruscan city wall can still be seen today as the basis of the present wall. Cortona is beautifully set on a hill high above the Val di Chiana plain.
