The “places of the heart” section was created to make known, directly, through your words and your videos and not ‘in the usual tourist way’, the territories of Mount Amiata and Val d’Orcia. We publish in this section your testimonials, both from inhabitants and experts of the places, and from tourists who have had the opportunity to experience the area.
The place of the heart of Giovanni Castellotti
My memory of Amiata – by Giovanni Castellotti For many, water is a tasteless element. And the act of drinking is almost automatic, devoid of emotions. Yet the water of Mount Amiata, with its releasing relief, is part of my indelible memories. On a hot summer day, from the charming medieval village of Abbadia San…
Amiata, Christ the tiger and pappardelle with mushrooms – Daniela Mugelli
My name is Daniela Mugelli, I live between the Crete Senesi and Florence (not in the middle, but a little and a little) and I deal with communication and publishing. And it is precisely by making a volume that I met the Romanesque Crucifix of Abbadia San Salvatore, falling in love with it. It was…
The place of the heart of Luca Sbrolli
Hi everyone, I’m Luca Sbrolli. I work as a business development assistant for an Irish company and I am very committed to sports and social issues. I have a very intense passion for sport, and it is also thanks to this mountain, Mount Amiata, that I developed this passion of mine, as it is fantastic…
Capomacchia Refuge – Places of the heart
My name is Daniele Tondi, I am a businessman and I live in Abbadia San Salvatore. Today I want to participate in the column “The places of the heart” of Valdorciamiata.it leaving my testimony of a magical place, truly wonderful: it is the Capomacchia refuge and it is this hut that you see behind me.…
The place of the heart of Giulia Raffaelli
I’m Giulia Raffaelli, I’m a tour guide from Rapolano in the province of Siena and I love Mount Amiata. It has been my mountain since I was little; from the first snow as a child when my parents took me there until summer when we went to look for the cool. Since I can’t go…