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You can take day-trips to the nearby towns and enjoy famous works of art dating back to Roman , Gothic and Etruscan times ; masterpieces by Pietro Vasari , Perugino , Simone Martini , Piero della Francesca , Giotto , Cimabue , Pinturicchio . You can enjoy a meal in one of the many local restaurants in the area and taste : Florentine Steak , tripe , Bruschetta , (toasted bread with oil , garlic and varians toppings) , Polenta (maize porridge) , Pappardelle (large home-made noodles) , Ribollita (a thick vegetable soup with toasted bread) , Pansanella (wet bread with tomatoes , onion , basil) , Pici (home-made pasta) , Truffle, Brustico, Tegamaccio , Pecorino di Pienza (sheep's milk cheese) , Cantucci, Ricciarelli and Panpepato , to be matched with one of our wines : Brunello , Nobile or Chianti . You can go shopping all over the area and discover precius hand crafted jewels in Arezzo , cristalware in Colle Val d'Elsa , onix and alabaster in Volterra , pottery in Deruta , antiques in Arezzo , or you can take a healthy walk along the roads of our wonderful countryside .
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