Towns in the Province of Siena, Tuscany https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/tuscan-villages-and-towns/towns-in-the-province-of-siena-tuscany/ Tuscany tourist information and visitors guide Tue, 26 Oct 2021 16:34:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bella-toscana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.ico Towns in the Province of Siena, Tuscany https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/tuscan-villages-and-towns/towns-in-the-province-of-siena-tuscany/ 32 32 Castellina in Chianti https://www.bella-toscana.com/castellina-in-chianti/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12673 Castellina in Chianti is situated on a ridge along the Chiantigiana highway between Florence and Siena, at the turn-off for Poggibonsi. Castellina has an attractive old town centre marred by a grotesque formation of industrial silos and an abandoned warehouse

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]]> Monteriggioni https://www.bella-toscana.com/monteriggioni/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12669 Monteriggioni is one of the most famous and attractive castles in all Tuscany. Its curtain wall and fourteen towers are virtually intact, and the interior is now occupied by a small and peaceful village.

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]]> Chianciano Terme https://www.bella-toscana.com/chianciano-terme/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:52:30 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=15983 Chianciano Terme is a municipality famous for its hot springs, situated in the Province of Sienna, Tuscany, about 90 km southeast of Florence and about 50 km southeast of Sienna, between the Valdichiana and the Val d'Orcia.

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]]> Rapolano Terme https://www.bella-toscana.com/rapolano-terme/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 16:18:43 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=15724 Rapolano Terme is situated in one of the most fascinating parts of the Siennese countryside – the Crete Senesi. This spa was known to the Romans, as can be seen at the archaeological site of Campo Muri, and was still in use in the Middle Ages. Today, Rapolano Terme offers modern bathing and spa facilities based around its numerous hot springs.

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]]> Sienna https://www.bella-toscana.com/sienna/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12629 Sienna (Siena in Italian) is second only to Florence as a Tuscan “art” town, and, for many, its much smaller size and the absence of traffic in the historical centre make it more than the equal of Florence as a place to enjoy the treasures of Romanesque and Renaissance Italy, as well as the modern Italian lifestyle.

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]]> Montepulciano https://www.bella-toscana.com/montepulciano/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:25:50 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=15791 Montepulciano is famous for not just one but two excellent wines, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Rosso di Montepulciano. However, it is often underestimated in terms of the interest of its art and architecture.

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]]> San Gimignano https://www.bella-toscana.com/san-gimignano/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12645 San Gimignano is famous for its Tuscan tower houses. These were a common sight in Tuscan towns during the late middle ages but most city rulers ordered them to be torn down as a measure to reduce intramural discord.

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]]> Bagno Vignoni https://www.bella-toscana.com/bagno-vignoni-roman-thermal-baths-in-tuscany/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12693 Bagno Vignoni (sometimes Bagni Vignoni) is famous for its thermal baths. It was popular with the Romans (and probably the Etruscans) and rose to prominence again during the middle ages because of the proximity of the Via Francigena, the north-south pilgrimage route through the Italian peninsula.

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]]> Poggibonsi – guide for visitors to Poggibonsi in Tuscany https://www.bella-toscana.com/poggibonsi-tourist-information/ Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:56:58 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=15423 The environs of town of Poggibonsi are well worth a visit by anyone travelling from Florence to Sienna via Colle di Val d'Elsa and Monteriggioni. The modern business centre of Poggibonsi is not especially picturesque but there are numerous interesting and important historical sights in the neighbourhood.

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]]> Radicondoli https://www.bella-toscana.com/radicondoli/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12657 Radicondoli is a tranquil Tuscan hill town that lies well off the beaten tourist track in the northern part of the “Metalliferous Hills” on the borders of the Alta Maremma, between the Val d’Elsa and the Val de Cecina.

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