Castello di Ripa d'Orcia, an ancient medieval castle, is a winery and comfortable country residence set upon a rise in the centre of Orcia Valley.
Castello di Ripa D'Orcia, was part of the territorial organization of the Sienese Republic at least since 1271. During the 1300s belonged to the powerful family of Salimbeni who remained masters until the fifteenth century. In 1438 Siena Ripa permanently inserted in your county. The exact dating of the building, consisting of a massive square tower surrounded by a walled enclosure of irregular shape with a single access door, is difficult because of the numerous renovations and additions made at different times. The Piccolomini family -- who've owned it since 1484 -- transformed several of the buildings into a hotel in 1990.

Castello di Ripa d'Orcia

Castello di Ripa d'Orcia
Loc. Ripa d'Orcia (5 km to S.Quirico d'Orcia), 53023 Castiglione D'Orcia

RISTORO DEL CASTELLO DI RIPA D'ORCIA

Open every night but Sundays and Mondays.

 

Comune di Castiglione d'Orcia

Viale Marconi, 11a - 53023 Castiglione d'Orcia (Siena) 
Tel. 0577 88401

De frazioni of Castiglione d’Orcia are Bagni San Filippo, Belvedere, Campiglia d'Orcia, Gallina, Monte Amiata Scalo, Montieri, Pietrineri, Poggio Rosa, Rocca d'Orcia and Vivo d'Orcia.

Rocca d'Orcia

Rocca d'Orcia is a small hamlet or borgo at short distance from Castiglione d'Orcia. The village, dominated by the imposing remains of the Rocca a Tentennano, gathers around the Piazza della Cisterna, adorned with a well of medieval origin. A few steps away, a house bears the plaque "KATHARINE DOMUS", in memory of Santa Caterina da Siena who stayed in Rocca d'Orcia in 1320.