Val d Orcia is a territorial, historical, cultural and ecological entity of singular beauty, where the felicitous marriage over the course of the centuries to a landscape that is at once highly poetic and well-conserved.

Val d Orcia is essentially a gentle depression bounded by the hills of Radicofani to the south, the spurs of Val d Asso to the north, the great mass of Monte Amiata to the west, and a higher and more articulated range of hills to the east.

This latter separates Val d Orcia from the territory that hosts the towns of Sarteano, Chianciano and Montepulciano, which slope off in their turn toward Val di Chiana.

The lie of the land is invariably pleasing to the eye, with its low rolling hills demarcated by cliffs, ravines and erosion furrows. The flora here is rich, particularly at the valley s outermost edges, since its heart is devoted primarily to farm land and grazing pastures.

Enchanting views can be had from any of the valley s more elevated points, such as Radicofani, Castiglione d Orcia, Rocca d Orcia, Ripa d Orcia, Montalcino, Monticchiello. The course of the river Orcia, which cuts through the valley transversally and then departs it by way of the deep and rugged gorge that separates Rocca d Orcia from Bagno Vignoni and Ripa d Orcia, is among the area s most scenic and interesting features.