"Antico Pozzo di Toscana" bed and breakfast is placed in the haert of Tuscany countryside, celebrated worldwide for its natural beauty and unforgettable views. The village Cesa in Valdichiana is a very little county and an ancientfeud of the aretina Church.
The Val di Chiana, Valdichiana, or Chiana Valley is an alluvial valley of central Italy, lying on the territories of the provinces of Arezzo, Siena, in Tuscany and the provinces of Perugia and Terni, in Umbria.
The Val di Chiana is about 100 km long, and covers about 2300 km². It runs north to south between the plain of Arezzo and the plain of Orvieto and includes the watershed of the Canale Maestro della Chiana, its main watercourse, and the northern part of the watershed of the Chiani River.
To the north-east it is bounded by the Tuscan pre-Appenines crowned by the the Alta Sant'Egidio (1,057 m), monte Lignano(837 m) and monte Corneta(744 m). To the south-east, it reaches Lake Trasimeno and the valley of the Nestore River. To the west, it extends to the Val d'Orcia, where it reaches its highest altitude, 1,148 m (Monte Cetona).
The landscape is mostly hilly, with a plain around the Canale Mastro. Its mean altitude is around 405m.
The Valdichiana is the wider of Appeninnes' valleys. Etruscan people lived in this valley for a very long time and they left several signs of their beautiful art and history. It is the birthplace of important artits like Luca Signorelli, Sansovino, Pietro da Cortona who left important art masterpieces in their towns.Small villages place on hills full of olive trees make this valley absolutely wonderful and unique.
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