“The fertile valleys of the Valdichiana from the Tiber to the Arno with the backdrop of the mountains of Casentino still retain beneath their simple appearance the glory of antiquity. Arezzo” (G. D'Annunzio)

distance: 54.7 Km
journey time: 43 min.

As well as the spa waters, one of the characteristics of Bagno Vignoni is the structure itself that has remained altered over time, the village square is like no other, made from boiling hot water that gushes out at 52°.

distance: 37.3 Km
journey time: 41 min.

The hefty fourteenth-century city walls whose architectural form conserves within it the very character of the Sienese, once surrounded the town like a cocoon around a butterfly. There were no openings apart from two sturdy wooded doors with locks. Porta Senese on the northern side towards Siena and on the south side, Porta Romana, destroyed in 1944 by retreating Germans.

distance: 28.1 Km
journey time: 33 min.

A derivative of the medieval fort erected towards the middle of the thirteenth century and called “Castello del Leone” for its pentagonal shape inspired by the constellation of Leo.

distance: 46.7 Km
journey time: 41 min.

Situated 500 metres above sea level, Cortona dominates the entire Val di Chiana and the view reaches as far as the summit of Monte Amiata on the horizon. The city is completely surrounded by walls that make for an interesting element of the landscape as well as a monument of considerable archaeological importance.

distance: 40.8 Km
journey time: 39 min.

Lucignano, pearl of the Valdichiana, is a small town that represents one of the most extraordinary examples of medieval town planning for its oval shape with concentric ring-roads kept intact over the centuries.
Lucignano's fortunate geographical position, in a dominating position 414 metres above sea-level, on Tuscan territory but with an eye towards Umbria, has made it strategically important since ancient times.

distance: 16.7 Km
journey time: 22 min.

Montalcino is set on a hill at 567 metres above sea level, lying to the right of the Orcia river, approximately 40 km south-west of Siena.
It was initially of Etruscan origin and then Roman, after which it was part of the territory belonging to the Abbazia di Sant'Antonio.
Its strategic position on the ancient via Francigena meant that Montalcino rapidly acquired the structure of the military town with large defensive walls, numerous towers and a fort that despite numerous sieges, was never overcome.

distance: 37.5 Km
journey time: 42 min.