How to get to Il Palazzone
Il Palazzone is located outside the ancient town walls of Cortona, and can be reached by a pleasant walk (about 1,5 Km: you walk from Piazzale Garibaldi on Via Gino Severini and along the way you will find several tourist signs pointing to Il Palazzone).
How to get to Cortona
By Train
There are two railway stations, Terontola-Cortona (10 km to center) and Camucia-Cortona (5 km to center), on the track from Florence to Rome (one hour from Florence, and two hours from Rome, Siena, or Pisa). Both stations are connected to Cortona by bus (or taxi, see list at bottom). The train schedules can be obtained from the web page of TrenItalia.By car
From Rome (~200 Km): Autostrada del Sole (State Highway A1), Nord-bound: "Valdichiana" Exit. Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road and continue towards Perugia.
From Florence (~119 KM): Autostrada del Sole (State Highway A1), South-bound: "Valdichiana" Exit. Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road and continue towards Perugia.
From Pisa (~215 KM): State Highway A11 bound to Florence, then Autostrada del Sole (State Highway A1), South-bound: "Valdichiana" Exit. Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road and continue towards Perugia.
By Air
The closest airport is Florence, but for intercontinental flights is Rome. Another option is Pisa. From there, continue by train.
Taxi (from train station to Cortona)
Here are the name and telephone numbers of the taxi drivers in Cortona
Bus(from the train station to Cortona)
There is a bus connecting the train stations and Cortona: line LFSU4 CORTONA-CAMUCIA-TERONTOLA-CASTIGLION DEL LAGO (Andata).
The bus no longer enters Cortona, it stops outside the walls of the city, in the opposite side of il Palazzone.
Internet access
There is a computer room with internet access. WiFi is also available.