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This road, which starts from the ex Porta Massini and leading southwards, along the public gardens, was really important in the past because it linked Asciano and Trequanda, Chiusure and San Giovanni d’ Asso. Its main c... more »
The hills of the central territory of Rapolano are made up of Tertiary rocks, covered with banks of travertine and gravel, connected with a siliceous calcareous gluten. It was the abundance of travertine, together with the pr... more »
This particular point of observation of the landscape of the Crete is situated at the crossroads for Serre along the provincial road Asciano-Rapolano. If you leave the car and penetrate the country, leaving behind the old and... more »
In this area there are some farms about 4 kilometres from Asciano, along the Via Lauretana Antica, being in a raised position as regards to the surrounding valleys; it is an excellent position for observing panoramas and taki... more »
In this area there are two farms along the Via Lauretana Antica which leads from Asciano to Siena. Being on a rise in the middle between “La Pievina” and Vescona, we don’t understand the origin of its name.... more »
It is a resort made up of two farmhouses between Vescona and Mucigliani, along the Via Lauretana Antica. In the past, there was a tavern, which was famous for the snack took by the travellers in transit between Asciano and Si... more »
The name of this ancient farmhouse in bricks comes from the fact that it rises on a hill exactly in the middle of the Via Lauretana, which goes from Asciano to Siena. In the immediate vicinity there are several point of the o... more »
An unmistakable golden stele is outside a curve just before the farmhouse “Mezzavia”, going through the Lauretana Antica from Siena towards Asciano. It has been erected in memory of Artemio Franchi, UEFA&rs... more »
It is a country road which, a little after the village of Arbia, going towards Asciano along the Lauretana Antica until Medane. Proceedings on the tops of the hills, it is on a splendid position to admire the landscapes on th... more »
It starts from the Cassia a little before to reach the historic centre of Lucignano d’Arbia, coming from the south, linking the Val d’Arbia with the Ombrone valley and proceeding along the tops of the hills. The r... more »
It is a not very renowned road but maybe for this reason is not very frequented and very interesting for its landscape. Linking San Giovanni d’Asso with Buonconvento, it climbs up the Crete which are between the valley... more »
The Cassia is one of the main roads of the roman period and it doesn’t need to be presented except for saying that this area often corresponds with the medieval lay-out of Via Francigena. Entering the province of Siena ... more »
This path corresponds in the first half with the Road of Pecorile from Asciano to the crossroads for Chiusure. The part which from this crossroads leads to San Giovanni d’Asso is not so charming as that of the “pe... more »
Strada che partendo dal bivio di Torrenieri della Cassia percorre la valle dell'Asso per poi salire, dopo San Giovanni, verso Montisi. Da Montisi prosegue verso Trequanda per, poi, raggiungere la superstrada Siena.Bettolle a ... more »
It is a very tortuous and little frequented road which allows easily to do frequent halting to admire a really splendid panorama. Very singular are also some views near the farm “La Campana” because of the deep s... more »
This road, which since recent times replaces the surrounding hill-road, goes for a long hill-path along the Asso valley which leads from San Giovanni d’Asso to Torrenieri and then goes on towards Montalcino. It is a qui... more »
This road, which is crossed every year by thousands of tourists, branches off from the Cassia just in front of the circle of walls of Buonconvento. Starting from the Val d’Arbia it climbs up on the Crete until one of th... more »
Questo tratto di strada asfaltata Collega il capoluogo di asciano con il villaggio di Chiusure attraverso una serie numerosa di saliscendi e tornanti piuttosto difficoltosi. Vale la pena percorrerla a bassa velocità pe... more »
This road, unfortunately quite frequented because it directly links the near villages, it is a natural balcony over the Crete Senesi. But to take some photos or simply admire the landscape there are no halting lay-by and we ... more »
The stream Bestina has origin on the slopes of Serre di Rapolano, among the travertine quarries near the village. Its path is short, about 7 km, because in the suburb of Camparboli in Asciano it joins the stream Copra and the... more »
Tratto della ex strada provinciale che da Siena portava in Valdichiana. Collega Rapolano con la piana del Sentino. Percorso panoramico interessante perchè prima di entrare nel bosco della Riccia, permette di spaziare c... more »
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