Nearby local sports activities: cycling, walking, hiking, swimming, tennis, a water park, horseback riding and golf.

Lessons and classes available in Cortona: Italian language, cooking, art, photography.

Casa Helena is well placed for seeing Tuscany and Umbria and is an excellent base for exploring Florence, Assisi, Spello, and Todi. The local train station (Camucia) has trains to: Arezzo, Orvieto, Spoleto, Florence (1 hour) and Rome (1 1/2 hours).

A spectacular 20-minute drive down the hill offers you Lake Trasimeno; the lake is wonderful for
water sports and swimming.

In the town of Cortona there are Classical, Jazz and other musical events in the summer as well as a number of pageants and festivals dating to medieval times.
Links: www.festivaldelsole.com   www.cortonaweb.net

Outdoor Markets
Saturday mornings - Cortona & Assisi
Monday mornings - Chiusi & Gubbio
Tuesday mornings - Arezzo, Terontola, Sinalunga & Mercatale
Wednesday mornings - Castiglion del Lago, Siena, Spoleto & Umbertide
Thursday mornings - Camucia, Citta' di Castello, Deruta, Lucignano & Montepulciano
Friday mornings - Acquaviva, Castglion Fiorentino, Tuoro & Pienz

Antique Fairs
1st weekend of every month - Arezzo at Piazza Grande
3rd weekend of every month - Lucca at Piazza San Martino
3rd Sunday of every month - Siena at Piazza Mercato
Last Sunday of each month - Florence at Piazza dei Ciompi
Every Sunday - Rome at Porta Portese in Trastevere
Last two weeks in August and first few days of September at Cortona at Casali Palace & Vagnotti Palace – The "National Market of Ancient Furniture"