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MONTALCINO: CRADLE OF BRUNELLO

Section: our villages, historical gems between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana

Our travel continues through the beautiful villages of Val d’Orcia. Our section today is dedicated to Montalcino.
South of Siena, high on the top of a hill rises the enchanted medieval village of Montalcino, rounded by its strong city walls and overlooked by the ancient castle. From its top the landscape is simply magnificent: a valley rich of olive trees and vineyards, spaced by sinuous hills covered by colourful flowers and crossed by narrow white lanes. You are overlooking the beautiful Parco Naturale della Val D’Orcia.
It is a real pleasure to walk along the medieval streets
published on 31/03/2017 11:48:26 section News and events
montalcino (siena)
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MONTEPULCIANO: A MASTERPIECE OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY

Section: our villages, historical gems between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana

The first mention about Montepulciano dated the 715 a.C. when the village was known as “mount or Politiano castle”. Nowadays, Montepulciano is a medieval Tuscan village famous mostly for the production of Vino Nobile, an important Italian red wine today shipped worldwide.
But this town deserves more than its “wine fame”, in fact every year Montepulciano is chosen as destination by thousands of tourists fascinating by its renaissance palaces elegantly combined with the typical medieval planning made of narrow alleys and steep roads.
The geographical importance of Montepulciano was decisive
published on 18/03/2017 17:05:55 section News and events
montepulciano (siena)
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CONSORZIO CHIANCIASI IS MOVING TOWARDS THE RUSSIAN MARKET

3 Important events in March in Chianciano Terme

It has with pleasure that Consorzio Chianciasi would like to introduce you 3 important events connected with the Russian travel market that Chianciano Terme and the Valdichiana region will host in March.
First event is the participation for the second year at the MITT in Moscow Russia, one of the most important travel exhibition of the world. The exhibition will take place from the 14th till the 16th of March and last year edition has seen more than 28.000 visitors. Consorzio Chianciasi, thanks to the partnership with Toscana Promozione will attend the exhibition in the
published on 10/03/2017 15:25:16 section News and events
chianciano terme (siena)
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PIENZA: THE IDEAL CITY

Section: our villages, historical gems between Val d’Orcia and Valdichiana

In the heart of Val d’Orcia, in Tuscany, just short way from Chianciano Terme and Montepulciano, from the top of a hill arise Pienza, “Unesco World Heritage” site, and Pope Pius II hometown. This town has always been considered the symbol of the Renaissance city planning, so much that it earned the title of ‘ideal city’. The main reason is the observance and precision in the spaces organizations and in the perspective between squares and buildings, mostly from the sixteenth century.
Enea Silvio Piccolomini, become Pope in the 1458 with the name of |Pius
published on 03/03/2017 18:05:55 section News and events
pienza (siena)
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