The Montagnola, crossed by the ancient street Via Francigena is where one can find a number of architectural wonders such as castles, churches, chapels that no one would imagine could ever exist apart from the distant past or in fairy tailes. The area is characterized by a high concentration of villages and towers, farms and country houses, churches and hermitages, chapels and shrines, wells and fountains, and even ancient thermal baths, all appreciated and highly valued for the purity and simplicity of their architecture. For animal lovers the Montagnola, stands out as one of the last refuges of the ancient breed of pig, the Cinta Senese. The preservation of a natural habitat provides refuge to many endangered animal species: you can meet rare raptors, foxes, deer, squirrels and porcupines. |