Val Dolcia

The Val d'Orcia or Valdorcia is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. Its gentle, cultivated hills are occasionally broken by gullies and by towns and villages such as Pienza, Radicofani and Montalcino. Its landscape has been depicted in works of art from Renaissance painting to modern photography.
  • Location: Province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy
  • Criteria: Cultural: (iv), (vi)
  • Reference: 1026rev
  • Inscription: 2004 (28th Session)
  • Area: 61,188 ha (151,200 acres)
  • Buffer zone: 5,660 ha (14,000 acres)

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