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"The Val d’Orcia is an exceptional reflection of the way the landscape was re-written in Renaissance times to reflect the ideals of good governance and to create an aesthetically pleasing pictures. The landscape of the Val d’Orcia was celebrated by painters from the Siennese School, which flourished during the Renaissance and have come to be seen as icons of the Renaissance and have profoundly influenced the development of landscape thinking."
From UNESCO Assembly of States Members in Suzhou,
China – July 2nd, 2004 |
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VAL D'ORCIA
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In the heart of Tuscany there is a perfect landscape that has never changed, formed of hills, gullies, sinuous rivers, isolated country houses and ancient churches. |
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Cypresses follow and mark out the contours of each boundary or mound, as they have always done, and over time have become the symbol of this land. |
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In this area that was once rich in volcanoes, thermal waters form concretions of rare beauty. For millennia these waters have offered wellbeing to travellers who have come here even from afar. |
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Val d’Orcia is also a land of strong flavours, from the great wines such as Brunello, oil, and truffles, to the great cheeses such as the Pecorino of Pienza. |
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A visit to this land will linger in the eyes and heart of every traveller, who will rediscover a part of themselves in the infinity of these landscapes. |
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BAGNO VIGNONI |
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About 200 metres from the Via Cassia, Bagno Vignoni, is a small thermal water area, with a long history.
The use of these waters goes back to very remote times: Roman inscriptions found at Bagno Vignoni and the surrounding area bear witness to this. One of these, located at the far end of the left wing of the thermal water facility, mentions the “waters that are sacred to the nymphs”:
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”O Naiadi che abitate questi caldi vapori liberando il fuoco perenne fra le onde resituendo col vostro eterno fluire i sofferenti liberi dalla morte odiosa, io vi saluto, e voi donate acque copiose.
Scorrete leggiadre o buone sorgenti e portate agli infermi col vostro fluire la salute ed ai santi un bagni dolcissimo.
Entrambi vi saranno grati.”
Lattanzio Tolomei senese |
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" HOTEL POSTA MARCUCCI " |
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" PISCINA VAL DI SOLE " |
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" IL BARRINO " |
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PARCO DEI MULINI E
VECCHIA GORA |
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VECCHIA VASCA E LOGGIATO |
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STABILIMENTO TERMALE |
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UFFICIO TURISTICO |
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EDICOLA |
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PERCORSO PEDONALE |
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PARCHEGGI |
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