Duration: Maximum 3 hours.

A place of great interest and a depository of some true jewels of Italian art, the village of San Quirico d’Orcia was built on the ancient Francigena Road, which still crosses the town center. Walking along the main thoroughfare, it is possible to admire important monuments such as the Collegiata, a real masterpiece of medieval architecture; the church of Santa Maria Assunta (XII century); elegant mansions like Palazzo Chigi; and the ancient palace of Cardinal Flavio Chigi, designed by Carlo Fontana (1679). Do not miss a walk through the Horti Leonini, which are Renaissance gardens conceived by Diomede Leoni around 1540 and developed on three separate levels. This is truly a place of enchantment.

Every year in September, San Quirco d’Orcia celebrates with a festival devoted to one of its excellent products: extra virgin olive oil. On request, we can arrange free tastings of oil, Orcia wine, and Vin Santo at one of the cellars in the old town.

A few kilometers away from San Quirco is the ancient spa of Bagno Vignoni, already known during Roman times and frequented by important figures such as St. Catherine of Siena and Lorenzo the Magnificent. The village still has its medieval appearance, characterized by minute Gothic buildings surrounding the main square, which is entirely filled with natural thermal water that flows, even today, from the spring located in the center of the village. Also recommended is a visit to the park where there are several medieval mills that were once powered by the aforementioned thermal spring.