The Roads of Val d'Orcia
Siena · San Quirico d'Orcia · Pienza · Bagno Vignoni · Siena
- Duration
- about 7 hours
- Where we start
- Siena · My hotel in Siena
- Group
- Private, just your group
- Car
- Chosen together
- Languages
- English, Italian
The experience
A day behind the wheel on the roads that make Tuscany what it is: open curves, ridgelines, villages that appear without warning. The car is chosen together, and availability is confirmed for your date.
- Route: Siena → San Quirico d'Orcia → Pienza → Bagno Vignoni → Siena
- Lunch: San Quirico d'Orcia or Pienza
- On request: Posta Marcucci
- A private itinerary, for your group only
Highlights
The valley at driving pace
Cypress roads and open curves through a UNESCO landscape, driven rather than photographed.
Pienza, the ideal town
The Renaissance town Pope Pius II rebuilt on the ridge above the valley.
Bagno Vignoni
A village whose main square is a thermal pool, used since Roman times.
Lunch where Tuscans eat
San Quirico d'Orcia or Pienza, chosen around the shape of your day.
Your car, chosen together
We confirm the model and its availability for your date.
Hot springs, if you wish
Add a stop at the thermal pools of Posta Marcucci.
Every route is driven by our team before it is offered to anyone. On the day, the plan bends to the weather, the light and your pace.
The questions we're asked most
Where is the Val d'Orcia?
In southern Tuscany, south of Siena, across the municipalities of San Quirico d'Orcia, Pienza, Castiglione d'Orcia, Radicofani and Montalcino. It is about forty minutes by road from Siena and an hour and a half from Florence.
How long do you need there?
One day is enough to cross it and stop in two villages. Two days add Montalcino and Montepulciano without rushing, and leave time to actually get out of the car.
Why is the Val d'Orcia a UNESCO site?
Since 2004, as a cultural rather than a natural landscape: the valley was reorganized by the Republic of Siena in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and that agricultural structure is still legible. Pienza has been listed separately since 1996.
Can you drive a supercar in the Val d'Orcia?
Yes. Driving days depart from Siena or Florence, with pick-up and drop-off at the same point. The main roads are paved and wide; the white gravel roads are best avoided in a low-slung car.
When is the best time to come?
From mid-April to June the wheat is green, by June it turns gold, and after the autumn plowing the bare clay remains. In every season the first hours of the morning give the best light.
One team, from first idea to the road
Private, never shared
Every day is built for one group. No strangers, no fixed departures.
One local team
We live between Siena and the Val d'Orcia, and we answer the phone.
Driven before it's offered
We drive each route ourselves before offering it to anyone.
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