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d'Orcia is a territorial, historical, cultural and ecological
entity of singular beauty, where the felicitous marriage over
the course of the centuries to a landscape that is at once
highly poetic and well-conserved.
Val d'Orcia is essentially a gentle depression bounded by
the hills of Radicofani to the south, the spurs of Val d'Asso
to the north, the great mass of Monte Amiata to the west,
and a higher and more articulated range of hills to the east.
This latter separates Val d'Orcia from the territory that
hosts the towns of Sarteano, Chianciano and Montepulciano,
which slope off in their turn toward Val di Chiana.
The lie of the land is invariably pleasing to t he
eye, with its low rolling hills demarcated by cliffs, ravines
and erosion furrows. The flora here is rich, particularly
at the valley's outermost edges, since its heart is devoted
primarily to farm land and grazing pastures.
Enchanting views can be had from any of the valley's more
elevated points, such as Radicofani, Castiglione d'Orcia,
Rocca d'Orcia, Ripa d'Orcia, Montalcino, Monticchiello. The
course of the river Orcia, which cuts through the valley transversally
and then departs it by way of the deep and rugged gorge that
separates Rocca d'Orcia from Bagno Vignoni and Ripa d'Orcia,
is among the area's most scenic and interesting features.
Areas of Siena
Val d' Orcia and Amiata
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Val d' Orcia and Amiata - Siena - Tuscany Italy
