Val d'Orcia

World Heritage
Italy
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The landscape of the Val d'Orcia is part of Siena's agricultural hinterland, and when it was incorporated into the city-state's territory in the 14th and 15th centuries, it was redrawn and developed to reflect an idealized model of good governance and to create a pleasing picture. The unique aesthetic of the landscape, with flat chalk plains rising up to almost conical hills topped by fortifications, inspired many artists. Their images became models of the beauty of a well-managed agricultural landscape during the Renaissance. The inscriptions cover: agricultural and pastoral landscapes reflecting innovative land management systems; towns and villages; farmhouses; the Roman Via Francigena and its associated monasteries, inns, shrines, bridges, etc.

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Val d'Orcia with Monte Amiata, view to the west from La Foce

Sangiovese vineyards in the Val D'Orcia, Monte Amiata in the background

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Information extracted from Wikidata

Commons category Val d'Orcia
coordinate location Point(11.55 43.066666666)
official website http://www.parcodellavaldorcia.com
topic's main category Category:Val d'Orcia
Commons gallery Val d'Orcia
page banner http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Val%20d%27Orcia%20banner.jpg
start time 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
World Heritage criteria Larousse Encyclopedia online
mountain range Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
uses 4261729-7
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Val%20d%27orcia%20-pienza.JPG
located in the administrative territorial entity Province of Siena
located in or next to body of water Dům dětí a mládeže Modřany
executive body Val d'Orcia
location of creation Val d'Orcia
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/0h5xk9