Arcidosso
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A medieval village on Mount Amiata, attested as early as 860, where you climb from lane to lane up to the Rocca overlooking the rooftops
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A medieval village on Mount Amiata, attested as early as 860, where you climb from lane to lane up to the Rocca overlooking the rooftops
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The Torre Aldobrandesca is climbed on foot from the old centre of Arcidosso and offers, at 28 m, a 360° panorama over the Amiata
For 11 years, Salaiola has turned its alleys into a nativity scene exhibition, each accompanied by a poem and made by the residents
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Flagship product of Mount Amiata, the IGP chestnut is harvested in autumn in chestnut groves on volcanic soil and is processed into flour
The Porcino dell'Amiata is a wild mushroom named after the Amiata forest massif, to be enjoyed pan-fried or in local dishes
A history museum installed in the medieval Rocca of Arcidosso, enriched by the archaeological finds of Castel Vaiolo to read the Amiata and the Maremma
Museum of oriental art and culture housed in the Palazzo della Cancelleria, within the Rocca complex, in Arcidosso
Space dedicated to the Giurisdavidic movement, with objects and documents, housed in the Rocca d'Arcidosso complex, of which it forms the third historical thread
Ancient gate that bears the trace of Arcidosso's fortifications and marks the climb up to the Rocca Aldobrandesca
A medieval fortress overlooking the rooftops of Arcidosso, taken by the Sienese in 1331 after a siege by Guidoriccio da Fogliano, it now houses three museums
In Arcidosso, this medieval church in the old town is discovered in the narrow lanes that climb towards the Rocca, like a peaceful stop
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