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DRIVE 19

Milan
Turin Venice
IT AL Y
Genoa Bologna
Florence
Perugia
Rome

In the Shadow

of a Volcano

Castiglione

d’Orcia to San

Casciano dei

Bagni

Highlights
• Natural beauty
Walk in the pristine chestnut forests
that cloak Monte Amiata’s hillsides and
head up to the clean air at the summit
for glorious countryside views
• Mountain villages
Explore the pretty medieval villages
that ring the mountain, whose forts
and simple stone buildings reflect
the tough ancient way of life
• Mountain spa
Relax in a natural hot spring, gushing
down a limestone waterfall in a forest
glade or soak in a sulphurous, smelly
but good-for-you mud pack

Man living in harmony with nature –
a classic view of the Val d’Orcia

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