Val d'Orcia

Even more unique and even more fairytale-like than the Shire of the "Lord of the Rings". Val d'Orcia it's now the Tuscany par excellence.

The landscapes of the Val d'Orcia

It is the green of his swaying cypresses in the wind, the silver of its olive trees, the yellow of its wheat fields, the red spots of its farmhouses that punctuate a landscape of ineffable charm, of ineffable sweetness.

There Val d'Orcia it takes your heart and hides it inside himself and the only way you have to find it is to go back and lose yourself in his landscapes. Because the Val d'Orcia it is your heart made earth, made village, city, church.

Val d'Orcia is your heart made into heavenYes, because even the skies here are different from others. Almost as if this mythical land were reflected up there, beyond the clouds, toward the sun, perhaps a single, gigantic, astronomical interweaving of its shades of yellow.

Where is Val d'Orcia located?

The Val d'Orcia extends to the north and east of the Mount Amiata, Between Siena and Grosseto, crossed by the river that gives it its name, and all together it is an immense protected Natural Park, of such breathtaking beauty that theUNESCO could not help but include it among the World Heritage Sites.

What to see in Val d'Orcia

The Val d'Orcia is full of villages, castles, abbeys, and towns rich in history and culture. Montalcino, evocative of purple Brunello up to the great overhang of Radicofani, dominated by the watchtower; from the Collegiate Church of San Quirico d'Orcia until Montepulciano, immersed in the blue of the gentle blackthorn that gives life to its wine Noble.

Passing through the spectacular Pienza, “Ideal City” of the Renaissance, up to the medieval suggestions of Monticchiello, the Val d'Orcia is a masterpiece of nature and man everything to photograph, everything to experience.

Do you want to be amazed? Discover the golden travertine of theAbbey of Sant'Antimo. Savor the enchantment of the little church of Vitalete, among hills of unspeakable beauty. Immerse yourself in the large thermal pool of Bagno VignoniCome in Val d'Orcia. And you will never be the same again.

Read the Val d'Orcia Blog to learn more about this Tuscan wonderland.