Just outside the town centre, wide, gently sloping valleys open up, crossed by paths that follow the cultivated fields, hills and dirt roads.
Here, the landscape slowly changes with the seasons, offering walks and deeply-engaging experiences in a peaceful atmosphere with the colours of the Val d’Orcia.
The Val d’Orcia was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004, due to the high cultural value of its landscape, which has remained true to itself over the centuries, thanks to the hard manual labour of farmers and shepherds, and has inspired and continues to inspire artists, poets and dreamers.
Read more … “Crete and Cypresses”The beauty of the Val d’Orcia invites you to fully immerse yourself in nature. However, safety and the awareness of one’s own limitations must never be overlooked.
Read more … “Val d’Orcia Circular Trail: Pienza-Monticchiello-San Quirico d’Orcia-Pienza”This water-themed excursion starts in Bagno Vignoni, a hamlet of San Quirico d’Orcia, a spa town of Etruscan-Roman origin, frequented along the Via Francigena by medieval pilgrims heading to Rome and still today a popular wellness resort with a romantic charm.
Read more … “Bagno Vignoni – Rocca d’Orcia – Castiglione d’Orcia – Bagno Vignoni Circular Trail (10-12 km)”This scenic route connects two of the Val d’Orcia’s splendid villages, surrounded by rolling hills, cypress trees and typical views of the Tuscan countryside
Read more … “San Quirico d’Orcia – Bagno Vignoni along the Via Francigena”6 dream itineraries in the villages and hills
If there’s a place where time seems to pass more slowly, it’s definitely the Val d’Orcia.
Read more … “Discovering the Val d’Orcia: 6 dream itineraries in the villages and hills”
