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Wonderful Val d'Orcia

ZIZippy82 ·88 photographs ·14 Aug 2010 – 17 Aug 2010 ·4 days
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Where
Siena, Montepulciano, Montalcino, Bagno Vignoni, Civita di Bagnoreggio, Pienza, San Quirico d'Orcia · Toscana
When
14 Aug 2010 – 17 Aug 2010
4 days · trip of 2010
Who
Paolo · @Zippy82 · Colleferro (RM)
How
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The story

(Distance from home 228 km). Since our next trip will be THE TRIP dreamed of a lifetime, for these very short summer holidays we decided to plunge back into wonderful Tuscany with a destination that, yes, we knew was wonderful, but not to that extent: the Val d'Orcia. In terms of landscape I think it is one of the places that most fill the heart with indelible images, not to mention the wine and food which in this region are, to say the least, diVINE. Since our travel companions had never experienced this emotion and the saying goes that there's no two without three, we tripled our attendance at the Palio di Siena, always fascinating and compelling even for those who are not true Sienese.

For the rest, the wonderful views of the countryside, the charm of Bagno Vignoni, the elegance of Pienza and the wines of Montalcino and Montepulciano are "only" a few small details to entice someone to go to these fantastic places. Last gem of the trip, Civita di Bagnoregio, a place out of the ordinary...and anyone who has been there can well understand why.

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The cellars of MontepulcianoBrunello and Vino Nobile bottles displayed in wooden crates, wine tasting in MontepulcianoWine-growing wisdomDivine cellarsShoe shop with yellow shoes in window, uphill stone street, MontepulcianoMontepulciano's town hall tower framed by a stone archCathedral bell tower and stone palace in Montepulciano, framed by a stone archMontepulciano wrapped in mist, stone houses crowding the wooded hilltopBagno VignoniBagno VignoniBagno Vignoni: stone and brick buildings reflected in the thermal pool, grey lightBagno Vignoni, the thermal pool of Piazza delle Sorgenti among stone buildingsWhite thermal water cascades over limestone rock among green treesCypress and trees frame the hilltop fortress wrapped in morning mistBagno Vignoni, steaming thermal pool surrounded by medieval stone buildingsMontalcinoMontalcino from the fortressIron flag on a stone wall above Montalcino's rooftopsStone wall, terracotta rooftops and bell tower among green trees and hillsPrickly pears among ancient stone in Civita di Bagnoregio, column and bell tower behindBrick bell tower with bronze bell against white cloudsPienza: stone civic tower with clock against the blue skyVal d'OrciaFantastic vintagesWine shop in Montepulciano, bottles and wooden doors in sunlightGlimpses of MontalcinoBrick bell tower above colorful houses in Pienza, shadow and sunlightPostcards from the Val d'OrciaBlooming sunflower field on rolling hills, cypresses and white clouds, Val d'OrciaGolden ploughed hills and cypresses in Val d'Orcia, near San Quirico d'OrciaDry clay clods and cultivated hills near San Quirico d'OrciaHay bales in harvested fields of the Val d'Orcia hillsHarvested hill with hay bales in Val d'OrciaHarvested fields with hay bales and cypresses under cloudy sky in Val d'OrciaGolden plowed hills and cypress rows in Val d'Orcia, San QuiricoRows of vines on the hillside, farmhouse among cypresses, cloudy skyCluster of cypress trees on dry hill at San Quirico d'Orcia, blue cloudy skyHay bales in the stubble field before the cypress-lined farmhouse, Val d'OrciaDry grass at field's edge, stormy sky over Val d'OrciaPloughed hills of San Quirico d'Orcia, hay bales and farmhouse among cypressesPlowed stubble fields near San Quirico d'Orcia, rolling hills and white cloudsHay bales on plowed Val d'Orcia hills beneath drifting cloudsGolden ploughed hills under white clouds, Sienese countryside in summerPienzaPienza, travertine town hall with brick bell tower under cloudy skyPienza's travertine cathedral framed by the loggia archStone corner with Via dell'Amore street sign, narrow uphill alleyStone medieval alley with tower in the distance, tourists walking among old housesStone bell tower among old buildings, tourists walk under a cloudy skyTerracotta rooftops beneath pines and cultivated hills in golden Val d'Orcia lightTwo glasses of white wine against a cloudy sky, MontepulcianoWrought iron lantern on brick wall, cultivated hills of Val d'Orcia, PienzaGlass of white wine raised above the cultivated hills of Val d'OrciaPloughed hills at dusk beyond a stone wall in Val d'OrciaPienza cathedral facade lit at night among stone buildingsStone well in medieval courtyard, candlelit windows glowing on the facadePienza Cathedral at night, illuminated travertine facade beside a lit palazzoSiena flag waving in front of the Torre del MangiaThe earth in the squareSiena, Piazza Salimbeni: Gothic stone palace with contrada flags and statueContrada flag with porcupine emblem hanging on a brick wall in SienaMarble Gothic facade of Siena Cathedral with striped bell tower under white cloudsSiena, Palazzo Pubblico with contrade flags under a cloudy skySiena: the Duomo reflected in a stone archway, contrada flags and lanternFlags hanging on the gothic facade of Palazzo Salimbeni in SienaMounted Carabinieri parade in Siena's Piazza del Campo before the crowdPiazza del Campo in Siena: crowd and costumed riders during the PalioFlag bearers parading in red and white costumes at Siena's PalioPalio di Siena: flag bearers with banners amid crowds on balconiesFlag bearers parading in Siena's Piazza del Campo during the PalioCrowd at Palio horse race in Siena's Piazza del Campo, Torre del MangiaJockey in yellow and blue silks on horseback among the crowd, Palio di SienaHorses and jockeys at Siena's Palio among the cheering crowdJockeys in colorful jerseys on horses at the Palio of Siena, cheering crowdContrada flags waving over the crowd in Siena's Piazza del CampoSan Quirico d'orciaTourists walk along the stone street of the village with baroque bell tower under sunStone bell tower and baroque dome framed by trees in MontepulcianoHorti Leonini in San Quirico d'Orcia, geometric hedges and statueStone alley with medieval houses and green shutters in San Quirico d'OrciaMedieval stone and brick gate framing church and bell tower, San Quirico d'OrciaCivita di BagnoreggioMajolica tile plaque with a poem on tufa wall, Civita di BagnoregioGreen branches framing Civita di Bagnoregio, hilltop tufa villageCivita di Bagnoregio: medieval village on tuff hill, footbridge, eroded badlands belowFootbridge leading to Civita di Bagnoregio, ancient houses atop the cliff under a cloudy skyCivita di Bagnoregio, tuff stone houses under a blue cloudy skyWithered sunflower field among the hills of Val d'Orcia
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