Scenic route · Italy · Tuscany
Val d'Orcia
The rolling Tuscan landscape of cypress lines and golden hills.
UNESCO World Heritage Free to enter about 4 h
For storytellers
Why Val d'Orcia matters
This is the Tuscany you picture: gentle hills, straight lines of cypress trees, hilltop farmhouses and medieval villages like Pienza and Montalcino. It's best explored by car, with plenty of photo stops. Stop where a road bends over a hill, because many of the best views are just a short pause away.
Talking points
- It's a UNESCO landscape.
- Pienza and Montalcino are famous nearby villages.
- Best in spring, green, or late summer, golden.
- A car is almost essential.
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Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.