Archivi per la categoria ‘Places for picnics’

Pic nic at Vivo d'Orcia, Amiata mountain

You won’t never have such a wonderful restaurant like the tables and pic nic area at the source of Vivo d’Orcia! When I first see this place I immediately imagined how it would be nice to do a medieval party there..

I suggest to bring with you meat and vegetables for a barbeque!

This place is not too high so I find it perfect for a picnic in late spring until june and in september/october: for hot summer I would suggest to go upper in the Amiata mountain when the fresh air will recover you.

Radicofani Fortress, Radicofani, Orcia Valley (Siena)

I appreciated very much the visit of Radicofani Fortress! The fortress is located on the top of an high hill, a very panoramic place that you reach after walking ca. 20 minutes up to the fortress.

The fortress is very fascinating and its long history too as it is also famous because it was occupied for two times by the famous robber Ghino di Tacco, the italian Robin Hood.

If you go to the Radicofani Fortress, I suggest you also to stop for luch in the village of Radicofani in the restaurant La Grotta (better to book, specially on sunday and week-ends: it is always full).  It is a great restaurant, where siennese people enjoy to go, as it is not expensive at all and the food is great. When I went there with my husband and my husband’s grandfather, we tasted a mix of first plates and second plates and the experience was fantastic!

Ristorante La Grotta

Piazza Sant’Agata, 2

53040 Radicofani (Siena)

Ph. 0039 0578 55866‎

swimming pool of Hotel La Posta, Bagno Vignoni, San Quirico (Siena)

I suggest you a bath in the swimming pool with mineral water of Hotel La Posta: it has both outdoor and indoor spaces and offers its guests a wonderful view of the valley  and  of  Rocca d’Orcia.

Check on the hotel’s website as the swimming pool is not always open: only from spring to autumn.

Price for a whole day (last year 2009): 14 euro/per person

I suggest this kind of bath especially in spring and autumn, when it’s very pleasant to bath in warm water! A relaxing bath in the swimming pool surrounded by the magnificient nature of our countryside is what you need to forget stress and Bagno Vignoni is a marvellous place to be in!

Swimming pool by Hotel La Posta

Bagno Vignoni

San Quirico d’Orcia, Siena

web site

Pic Nic in the Amiata Mountain

Especially in the summer, we suggest you to take one day time for a pic nic in the beautiful beech forest of the Amiata mountain (2000 mt hight!). It is one of the biggest beech forest in Europe, someone says it is the biggest one and offers you a magical environment, fresh air, plenty of space, equipped areas for barbeques and a tick network of paths. In the forest it is also possible to look for mushrooms.

It is astonishing to find such a particular mountain place at 15 minutes from the sweet hilly landscape of the Siena territory and Orcia Valley!

The only beautiful village on the Amiata Mountain is Piancastagnaio

suggested activity: pic-nic

best period: summer

interesting points: walks, summer pic-nics in the fresh air and under trees shadow, winter sky