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Housed in a land border between the two Tuscan provinces of Grosseto and Siena, Mount Amiata is the main mass of the Maremma, 1738 meters high above sea level, preserves natural landscapes and environments, but also countries and towns of historical and artistic.

The Mount Amiata has volcanic origins, peculiarities that can be easily witnessed by his land, very thin and dark and rocks that arise there, the landscape is typical of mountain, with forests of beech and chestnut trees, bushes and low fruit of undergrowth.

On the eastern and western slopes of the Mount are Tuscan villages and towns worth a visit for their wealth in terms of art and architecture and, with their construction, will be able to tell the story of the past and Monte, struggles to power and its domination.

Have the opportunity to visit Mount Amiata, and know the towns, will be an experience worthy of note, one of the more important we mention Arcidosso, with its castle dating Aldobrandeschi of mud, Castel del Piano, which houses all year a prize, Santa Fiora, famous for its Peschiera, and later, internationally known for its Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

Each country, for its part, hosts events that have as their object handicrafts and traditional religious, offering numerous visitors each year take part, to know a piece of history, culture and gastronomy of the Amiata .

During the year we will have the opportunity to take part in events taking place in the villages of Mount Amiata include for example the “Focarazza of Santa Cristina,” which was held in November to Roccalbegna, the “Day Castagna, for Arcidosso to celebrate the typical product par excellence of Mount Amiata and finally, the “Palio delle Contrade” which was organized in Castel del Piano is a commemoration of customs and traditions fifteenth.

One of the main attractions for nature lovers and the environment, is the Animal Park of Mount Amiata, a protected reserve in which they live and protection are numerous animal species typical of the area, such as squirrel, the capovaccaio The falcon Slagfálki, buzzards, wild boars, foxes, rates, which have chosen the reserve as their natural habitat.

The lovers of museums will also be pleasantly struck by the many visits that centers are located in the territory of Mount Amiata, accepted in the villages, to name some talk of David Lazzeretti Studies Center, dedicated to the life and works of the “Prophet”, the Museum Vine and Wine, Castel del Piano, the Casa Museo di Monticello Amiata, a house where you can admire the clothes, tools and articles of the peasants of the past, and to end the Museum of Mines of Mercury, a Santa Fiora .