Few
areas in the world can boast the variety of landscape and economy
distinguishing the territory of Siena, where every town, village
or hamlet contains art treasures and historical evidence of priceless
value. It begins in the north with the incomparable scenic beauty of
the Chianti lands, with their patchwork of wines and olive trees
standing out in orderly rows against the hills tamed by the farmers' skill.
Alongside the province the land dries up into the characteristic scenery
of the "crete" (clay hills), bread white, plunging down
into eroded furrows and clinging to the proud, isolated cypresses atop
the cliffs. An ever-changing land full of surprises,that leaves you no
time to think, yet allows no distractions, a land where every stone
has remained the same throughout the centuries because its people
have kept the traditions of their forefathers, masters in Tuscan Italian,
witty speakers and ready to give a warm, sincere welcome. |