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Panorama of Buonconvento, Province of Siena [1
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Trekking in Toscana | Buonconvento - Abbazia Monte Oliveto Maggiore |
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Itinerary in the great scenery of the Crete Senesi (literally Sienese clays) noted for its dramatic landscape, just about 40 km north of Podere Santa Pia. There is no difficulty in following the track.
This itinerary starts in Buonconvento, near the Porta Senese (Via Soccini), and we leave the city through the gate, crossing Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi (parking) to Via dei Macelli. We follow the asphalt road with indications of the Abbey, and after about 1.5 km, we turn right and follow the very nice dirt road to Chiusure. Just before the village wonderful views on the Crete Senesi and the abbey open up on your left.1
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Buonconvento - Abbazia Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Directions
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Lenghth: 11.60 km | 2,5 hours circa
Total climb 375 m
Total descent 251 m
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Enjoy a lunch in Locanda Paradiso (Via Porta Senese 25) in Chiusure or Ristorante La Torre in Monte Oliveto Maggiore.
From Chiusure you continue to the abbey on asphalt road. When you reach the cemetery, cutting a hairpin on your left, and walk to the entrance of the Abbey and Ristorante La Torre, a good alternative for your lunch.
From here you continue on a long avenue lined with cypress trees until you reach the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, a large Benedictine monastery surrounded by cypress trees and the famous biancane of the Crete Senesi. Do not miss the frescoes by Luca Signorelli and Sodoma in the cloisters.
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Panorama of Buonconvento, Province of Siena
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Biancane nelle Crete Senesi vicino a Monte Oliveto Maggiore |
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Chiusure and the Campanile of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore [2]
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore [1]
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Campanile[3]
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Chiostro grande del monastero di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Il Chiostro Grande
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Similar tracks | Hiking trails in the Arbia, Ombrone and Orcia valleys
Walking in the Crete Senesi| Itineraries | Percorsi Crete Senesi
Un labirinto di sentieri percorre il magnifico paesaggio della Crete Senesi.
Walking from Montalcino to San Quirico d'Orcia | 13,07 km
Buonconvento - San-Quirico-d'Orcia | Via Francigena | 17 km
Siena - Ponte d'Arbia - Buonconvento | Via Francigena | 26 km - 5 km
From Montalcino to Buonconvento | 16 km | 3 hours circa
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Restaurants
Chiusure
Locanda Paradiso
Locanda Paradiso
Via Porta Senese 25, 53041 Chiusure, Asciano
+39 0577707117
Website Facebook: /www.facebook.com/Locanda-Il-Paradiso
Ristorante La Torre
Ristorante La Torre
Localita' Monteoliveto Maggiore, 2, 53041 Asciano
+39 0577 707022
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Music festivals in Tuscany | Music festival Collegium Vocale Crete Senesi
Annual music festival under the artistic direction of Philippe Herreweghe in the beautiful region of the Crete Senesi in Tuscany. Philippe Herreweghe lives in Chiusure.
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Casa Vacanze Podere Santa Pia is a beautiful stone farmhouse located in a strategic position, only 2 km away from Castiglioncello Bandini, on a hill overlooking both the Val d'Orcia and the Valle d’Ombrone. A winding scenic road, just outside the village of Castiglioncello Bandini, is leading to this former cloister, hidden in a seduced valley.
The main house is spacious, comfortable and well furnished and offers its guests a breathtaking view over the Maremma hills. Podere Santa Pia is surrounded by a backdrop of hills and macchia mediterranea: wild, untamed and completely natural vegetation, wonderful for walking and exploring on a variety of different terrain with fantastic views everywhere you turn.
Traveling in Tuscany| Holiday homes in southern Tuscany | Podere Santa Pia
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Podere Santa Pia, mystic holiday home in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma
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A beautiful early evening by the pool, in the resplendent Tuscan sun, time takes on a languid quality
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Visia da Podere Santa Pia, fino al mare e Montecristo
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‘And then, suddenly, a view opens up. The hills recede, slowly and cautiously. You stand still, as if to leave would be a betrayal.’
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La Maremma Toscana, scoprire la Toscana più autentica [2]
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Site Transitoire, il capolavoro di Jean Paul Philippe nel cuore delle Crete Senesi, e Siena sullo sfondo
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[1] Photo by Liga Due, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
[2] Photo by aurelio candido, published under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) license.
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