The Val d\u2019Orcia<\/b>, or Valdorcia<\/b>, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Sienato Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an \u201cideal town\u201d in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (theBrunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph. Riccardo Nanetti photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Val d\u2019Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Sienato Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an \u201cideal town\u201d in the 15th century under the patronage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2034,2044,2059],"tags":[2047,2043,2046,2042],"class_list":["post-14423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-images","category-siena-and-province-photos","category-val-dorcia-foto","tag-best-places-to-visit-in-tuscany","tag-italian-countryside","tag-pictures-of-italy","tag-tuscany-landscape"],"yoast_head":"\n