Surrounding
The landscape you meet just outside Siena, is characterized by the richness, the elegance and the variety of different settings which only few other italian areas can claim. While travelling through the ancient roman road that link the city with the capital, our eyes are captured by the beauty of the valley, crossed by the arbia river and from its diversified and multicoloured farming which turn the landscape into something magic. On thr right hand side, in the background you may see the typical bare enviroment and the sweethills of "crete senesi". Going further towards Rome, we go up the sienese hills heading for Montalcino and Val d'Orcia area, distinguished by a green, hilly region and beautiful medieval urban centres, among which the beautiful Pienza sticks out. The beauty of the sienese territory takes us towards Florence. This woody landscape of the sienese Montagnola rules among the rest. Just after Poggibonsi, we face the suggestive sight of San Gimignano, whose fourteen towers give the village a tangible sense of medieval borough. The incomparable richness of chianti, characterized by a wise series of vineyards and olive trees in the surrounding hill and company is until the extreme outskirts of the sienese district.
Interesting sites
Siena
Surrounded by olive groves and the vineyards of Chianti, Siena is one of the most beautiful cities of Tuscany. Set on three hills, the city is drawn together by winding alleyways and steep steps, whilst the Piazza del Campo stands at its heart, and the Duomo and St Maria della Scala serve as additional cultural landmarks. [...]
Monteriggioni
Sitting on a small natural hillock, this completely walled medieval town in the Siena Province of Tuscany was built in the 13th century by the overlords of Siena. [...]
San Galgano
The abbey of Saint Galgano with the Montesiepi hermitage rise in the valley of the river Merse, between the medieval villages of Chiusdino and Monticiano, in the province of Siena. [...]
San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a small walled medieval hill town in the province of Siena. Today is considered a living museum of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. [...]
Pienza
Pienza, a town and commune in the province of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia. It's the "touchstone" of Renaissance urbanism. In 1996, UNESCO declared the town a World Heritage Site. [...]
Montalcino
Montalcino is a hilltown and comune in Tuscany, Italy. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wine. The town is located to the west of Pienza, close to the Crete Senesi in Valdorcia. [...]
Tuscan beachside
Tuscan waters are back on the crest of the wave. InTuscany you can find the cleanest beaches of Italy good marine and coastal facilities. [...]