“VAL D’ARBIA and CRETE SENESI” ITINERARY

Going down towards the Cassia National Road towards Siena, you can start the visit of the Crete Senesi: the medieval Buonconvento with the Museum of Mezzadria, the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, until you reach Asciano along the old road used by the Olivetan Benedictine Monks ... beautiful and full of history!

Do not miss the villages of San Giovanni d'Asso, home of the truffle marzolino, Rapolano with its thermal establishments Antica Querciolaia and San Giovanni.

The Crete Senesi

they are one of the most significant examples through which we can learn about the world of sharecropping, consisting of farms, villages, farms; from the characteristic "grance" buildings with warehouse and barn functions located in the property of an abbey for the storage of agricultural products.

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