Looking back at an old movie "Under the Tuscan Sun", I can't help but be attracted by the beautiful idyllic countryside scenery in the film, castles, rows of cypress trees, vineyards, chapels, undulating hills, and colorful hillsides, indescribable beauty...
This famous view is not located around the city, but is mainly concentrated in the Tuscan country roads and cultural landscape parks.
Val d'Orcia is world-famous for its cultural landscape in val d'Orcia and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004.
The World Heritage Committee's assessment: "The Orcha Valley reflects an idealized model of good governance and creates a delightful landscape. The landscape of the Orcha Valley is proof that the beauty of Renaissance agriculture is well managed. ”
Val d'Orcia is also transliterated as "Valdolcia". An area in Tuscany that stretches from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata.
This area is typical of Tuscany's undulating, well-cultivated hills, with valleys, picturesque villages, ancient trails and monasteries along its way reflecting a warm idyllic scene.
The small towns dotted around the Orcha Valley and the cottages scattered among them are some of the super features here.
The valley area is made up of five villages, namely San Quidolca, Casti Dolce, Radicfani, Pienza and Montalcino, which are home to many medieval and Renaissance ancient buildings and works of art.
These villages are built by private individuals and presided over by churches, and they are connected together to form a belt with comprehensive characteristics of history, art, architecture, and the environment.
Needless to say, when you are in the valley of Orcha, you really feel the charm of the Tuscan scenery.
The famous double-row cypress tree belongs to the Farmhouse Poggio Covili, which has two rows of straight cypress trees on either side of the hotel entrance, and has now become a famous photo check-in point.
The S-type double-row cypress tree group is at the Agriturismo Baccoleno Hotel, which cannot be entered without a reservation and can only be photographed from the wheat fields on both sides.
But it doesn't affect it at all! Because the best place to shoot is outside. Parking your car on the sp60 side of the road and walking down the wheat field is the best place to shoot.
The Chapel of Our Lady of Vitaleta (Cappella di Vitaleta) is also known as the "Chapel of the Little Ears".
Anyone who has seen the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun" must be familiar with this church, which is now a well-known attraction in the Val d'Orcia district. Built in the 16th century, the chapel has a circular arched design on the back of the church, guarded by cypress trees like guards on both sides. From the front, it looks like the house has two ears, hence the name "Little Ear Church".
Today, the chapel is no longer in use and has been closed. Standing on the high ground of a field, it is as beautiful as an oil painting with the mountains in the distance.
If you are here after the harvest, you can see haystacks of haystacks dried in the fields, stacked in the yard or field behind the house in front of the house.