The Collegiate Church of San Quirico and Giulitta is located in the centre of the town of San Quirico d’Orcia, in “Piazza Chigi”. The current building was built, in the 12th century, to replace an ancient church. The church has a Latin cross plan with the presence of a single nave and apse chapels. The…
The church of San Giovanni Battista is in the historic centre of Bagno Vignoni in front of the large thermal water pool. The ancient parish church has a very simple facade, and the interior is composed of a single nave. In the church are preserved: a painting of the Sienese school of the 18th century. depicting Santa…
Continuing our itinerary outside the village of Abbadia San Salvatore is the small church of the Madonna dei Remedi built in 1602. It might seem like a small church on the outskirts of the town and instead worth a visit to admire the beautiful frescoes by Francesco and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini. In the chapel on…
The Church of the Madonna del Castagno is located in Abbadia San Salvatore and is located in the place where, according to tradition, an image of the Virgin Mary was found painted on a tile hanging from a chestnut tree. In front of the church a small clearing hosts a piece of land with a…
The Sanctuary of the Madonna di San Pietro is located in the town of Piancastagnaio and stands in the place of a previous church built in Romanesque style. A great peace characterizes the Sanctuary, reminding the travellers that only in God can they find true rest and serenity. According to the legend, around 1500, a young boy…
Abbazia San Salvatore, the church of the columns The Benedictine complex that gives its name to the town of Abbadia San Salvatore, according to tradition, was founded in 743 by the Lombard duke Ratchis. Between the X and the XII the Abbey experienced its period of maximum splendor. In 1782 it was suppressed and reduced…
If you are passionate about art and culture, the areas of Mount Amiata and Val d’Orcia certainly have a lot to offer. There are in fact many museums, traditional or not, that you can visit. For convenience, in this article we will divide the museums among those found in the province of Grosseto and those…
Moving away a few kilometers from Mount Amiata and plunging into the splendid setting of the Val d’Orcia, the Fortress di Montalcino is definitely worth a visit. Built around 1300, incorporating the ancient city walls, the history of the Rocca is closely connected with the Abbey of Sant ‘Antimo first, and with the wars that…
One of the places that we definitely recommend to visit if you are spending a few days on Mount Amiata is the fortress of Radicofani. Located about 30 kilometers from the top of the mountain, the fortress, or Rocca, dominates the homonymous village of Radicofani and the Val d’Orcia itself. The origin of the fortress…
Not far from Monte Amiata, about 30 kilometers away, in the middle of the Val d’Orcia, the fortress of Tentennano, in the town of Castiglione d’Orcia, is certainly worth seeing. The fortress, which rises on a rocky spur, has origins that date back to the year 850 and for centuries was one of the most…
If the combination of contemporary art and nature fascinates you, one of the places that we definitely suggest you visit is the Garden of Daniel Spoerri, located in Seggiano about 20 kilometers from Monte Amiata and not far from the Val d’Orcia. The garden The garden of Daniel Spoerri owes its name to the homonymous…
Are you spending a few days on Monte Amiata and want to try something different and a little adrenaline? Then you can’t miss the Indiana Park, located in Prato delle Macinaie, 5 kilometers from the top of the mountain. The Indiana Park is an adventure park, immersed in the green woods of the mountains, where…
When you arrive in Abbadia San Salvatore, whether for a holiday or a business trip, one of the destinations that should not be missed is the Mining Museum Park. A unique experience that leaves its mark to those who have no knowledge of the underground life that led the inhabitants of the place until the…
Famous for their size and grandeur, the Aldobrandeschi fortresses have dominated and still dominate the areas of the Maremma and Amiata, around the border between Tuscany and Lazio and Siena’s valdelsa. They are fortifications built or which came into the noble Aldobrandeschi family possession in the Middle Ages. Lombard origin, the Aldobrandeschi descended from the…
Mount Amiata and Val d’Orcia are two places in Tuscany where we discover curious itineraries to understand the real beauty of this part of the region. The route can involve the scenic roads inserted in beautiful scenery where the green and history come together in a wonderful “framework” to be observed with passion: Original Italian…
Those who arrive at Abbadia San Salvatore – after a two hour from Florence and just over an hour from Siena, – are amazed by the particular appearance of the of the village which is much larger than one might have thought when considering its distance from major settlements and its elevation. The old ancient…
According to the most reliable interpretations, the name of the mountain Amiata is to be linked to Tinia, the Lord of the Etruscan Pantheon. Indeed, L’Amiata has always been the “enchanted mountain”, a mystic place par excellence, dear to the gods, a kind of Tuscan Olympus. A land not only of mystics, prophets and preachers but…
Santa Fiora and Robbiane: two historic and artistic treasures. We can admire these true pearls of the past when we decide to visit the beautiful Tuscany. We begin with the manner determined by the square of Santa Fiora where there is the oldest part of the town located in the Monte Amiata, near Grosseto. The…
The landscape of the Val d’Orcia is characterized by a show of unabated hills. The highway Cassia only marks the medieval path that moves between Florence and Bolsena, in the province of Viterbo, 20 to 35 kilometers to the west of the original Roman road: on the way we can admire the main centers of…
Monticchiello is a charming medieval village of Val d’Orcia, Tuscany, able to conquer with its charm the most casual tourist. There is only a prominent tower at the top of a hill. The remains of its walls and its medieval gate you see when tourists arrive almost close to the castle. Emotions to experience are…
