Guide to Valdichiana, properties & homes for sale in Valdichiana

Beautiful cities & places of interest in Valdichiana

Arezzo

Arezzo is a city in Tuscany, Italy that was an important Etruscan town. It was known to the Romans as Arretium. Arezzo was made in the 11th cent. a free commune, siding with the Ghibellines. Arezzo is also famous for Guido d'Arezzo, the Medieval abbot who originated solfeggio (the mnemonic music system known to many from the song in The...
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Castiglion Fibocchi

Castiglion Fibocchi - The village of Castiglion Fibocchi lies along the Via dei Setteponti, 13 Km away...
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Castiglion Fiorentino

Situated on a hilltop (345 m. above sea level), Castiglion Fiorentino has splendid views overlooking the Val di Chio and Preappenines, silvery, up to a certain altitude, with beautiful olive groves. The strategic location near the Arezzo-Chiusi way and the connection between Val di Chiana and Valtiberina, enabled the growth of a residential complex in Etruscan times (VI-V c. b.C),...
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Civitella In Val Di Chiana

Already inhabited in Roman times, it was occupied and fortified by the Lombards in the 6th century. In the 11th century it became a possessment of the Bishops of Arezzo, and renamed "Civitella del Vescovo" ("Little Bishop's City"). In the 13th century the city was destroyed after the battle of Pieve al Toppo, cited by Dante Alighieri and fought nearby...
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Cortona

Cortona - The city Virgil wanted founded by mythical Dardanus, was probably a fortified Umbrian city, passed...
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Foiano Della Chiana

Foiano della Chiana - A small agricultural town, with some light industries, near the Chiana plain. ...
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Lucignano

Lucignano represents a remarkably conserved medieval walled hill-top village, elliptical in shape. It was strategically located between Siena and Arezzo, and between 1200 and 1500 was disputed between these cities and Florence and Perugia. The name Lucignano probably derives from the Roman family of the consul Licinio. Once the town came under the rule of Florence, construction began of the...
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Marciano Della Chiana

Marciano della Chiana - a little town a few kilometres far from Foiano and whose name recall ...
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Monte San Savino

Monte San Savino - Monte San Savino was an Etruscan town. It was fortified in Roman times ...
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Montepulciano

Montepulciano - is a dignified and interesting hilltop town (14,300 inhab.) commanding the southeast part of Tuscany...
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Rapolano Terme

Rapolano Terme is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 60 km southeast of Florence and about 20 km east of Siena in the area known as the Crete Senesi. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 4,932 and an area of 83.1 km².[1] Rapolano Terme borders the following...
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San Casciano Dei Bagni

The history of San Casciano is strictly connected to the presence of hot waters, with 42 springs, a mean temperature of 42°C and a daily delivery of 5.5 millions litre (third in Europe). According to a legend, the Balnea Clusinae were founded by Porsenna, a the Etruscan king of Chiusi. The baths were popular also during the Roman era, Augustus...
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Siena

Siena - (59,000 inhabitants), is not only one of the most fascinating towns in Tuscany but is also...
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Sinalunga

Sinalunga rises on the hills separating the Chiana valley from the Ombrone valley. The local economy is based on the activity of the mechanical, electronical, wooden and pottery industries. Numerous factories also produce building materials and frames. The agricultural production concerns of wine, cereals, oil, fruits and vegetables. The production of sausages is remarkable too. The place...
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Torrita Di Siena

Torrita di Siena is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southeast of Florence and about 40 km southeast of Siena. Torrita di Siena borders the following municipalities: Cortona, Montepulciano, Pienza, Sinalunga, Trequanda. The most important event in Torrita di Siena is the "Palio dei Somari", a race among donkeys, the Sundays...
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Trequanda

Trequanda - Amongs forest and vineyards, in the silance and tranquility of the Tuscan countryside, Trequanda stands on...
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