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The cuisine offered by the majority of the area’s restaurants and trattorie is of peasant origin and is simple, healthy and genuine. Therefore it is tasty and to be recommended.
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Montepulciano stands on a high hill between the valleys of the Orcia and the Chiana Rivers (18 km from Montisi) and surrounded by a landscape that is sweeter than the countryside of the Orcia River and the crete.
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The small town of Montalcino (27 km from Montisi) stands on the peak of a hill that dominates the valleys of the Ombrone and the Asso Rivers on a ridge outside Val d’Orcia.
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The crete have a lunar landscape with an expanse of clay hills cut by deep ravines which extends into the immediate surroundings south of Siena up to the Val d’Orcia.
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The valley is characterised by a succession of hills as far as the eye can see, where nature is still largely pristine. The Val d’Orcia extends along the path of the river that gives the valley its name and the ancient Cassia.