Itineraries
WHAT TO SEE IN THE ETRUSCAN CITY OF CHIUSI
The town of Chiusi is located in the south of the Valdichiana in the province of Siena, on the border with the Umbria region. At the end of the second millennium BC, the first farmer settlements had already grown up here, the fortunate geographical position and the natural communication routes meant that Chiusi-Clev became one […]
CITIES OF ART IN TUSCANY
SIENA A dive into the past, extraordinary architecture wisely preserved, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siena is the Palio: alliances, betrayals and rivalries between the different districts, an exciting horse race, testimonies of which can be traced back to the 13th century, that takes place in the extraordinary scenery of Piazza del Campo. […]
WHAT TO SEE IN SARTEANO
Only 10 km from Macciangrosso, the town of Sarteano rises up between the Val d’Orcia and the Val di Chiana, on the slopes of Monte Cetona and dominated by the bulk of the medieval castle. Today only the two Umbrian gates, Porta di Mezzo and Porta Monalda remain of the walls surrounding the historic centre. […]
THE RECLAMATION TRAIL IN THE VAL DI CHIANA
Pedaling along the Canale Maestro della Chiana is a journey through time and the elements: you are riding through the heart of the Etruscan civilization and under the sign of water in a land designed by the forces of nature and the hands of humans. The historic reclamation work begun in the sixteenth century transformed […]
THE SENSORY SPA OF CHIANCIANO
The Sensory Salon is a spa temple that brings together modern architecture, wellness technology and the tradition of Natural and Ayurvedic Medicine in a single building set among the greenery of the Acqua Santa Park of Terme di Chianciano. The 1300 square metres of the Sensory Salon comprise different experiences that follow specific paths according […]
THE VALDICHIANA LAKE BASINS
LAKE MONTEPULCIANO is the centre a protected natural area established in the mid-1990s in the Val di Chiana at the foot of Montepulciano and a few kilometres north-west of Lake Chiusi. In its vicinity there is a visitor centre open from Wednesday to Sunday, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm, equipped with educational and informative […]