Discover Italy by GREY

About "Discover Italy"

by GREY

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Discover Italy. Val d'Orcia.
Val d'Orcia is a wide and beautiful countryside in southern Tuscany, close to the border with Umbria and on the slopes of Mount Amiata, stretching along the agricultural hinterland of Siena. It takes its name from the Orcia river that runs along and is a protected park where the absolute protagonist is stunning nature. It is no coincidence that one of the most photographed spots is the famous Val d'Orcia cypress trees near San Quirico d'Orcia.

Crete Senesi, the clay hills eroded by time that form the characteristic calanchi (gullies) and biancane, bare and rugged, low rounded reliefs with an unquestionable, almost lunar charm, also stand out in the Val d'Orcia. Its typical medieval Tuscan villages such as Pienza, Montalcino, Castiglione d'Orcia and San Quirico d'Orcia are perfect destinations to dive into the soul of the place, while savouring its well-known food and wine specialities.

Since 2004, the incredible landscape of the Val d'Orcia has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A treasure to be protected and enhanced because of the excellent state of conservation of the landscape, thanks to the human interventions that have preserved it.

According to UNESCO, the Val d'Orcia Park is a perfect combination of art and landscape, geographical space and ecosystem, an expression of wonderful natural features and historical evidence.

A landscape that is at times hard and soft, characterised by the lava deposits of the extinct volcanoes of Radicofani and the Amiata, enhanced by the medieval villages, scenic roads and landscapes of the Val d'Orcia.