Exploring Castiglione d'Orcia: A Journey Through Time

Hello dearest friends,

let's continue somehow with this post, the journey we took yesterday in the mythical Val d'Orcia, and today I'm taking you to discover the municipality to which yesterday's hamlet belonged, a place that I thought I had already mentioned within this community, but I was mistaken.

I'm talking about Castiglione d'Orcia, a municipality located in the province of Siena, situated on a hill overlooking the Val d'Orcia, famous as I mentioned yesterday worldwide, precisely for its very beautiful landscape.

Naturally, being a very curious person, I immersed myself in my exploration through the alleys of this beautiful Tuscan village, and I must say that it's always like stepping back in time, even though well maintained and showing no signs of the many years it should indeed demonstrate. Castiglione d'Orcia is naturally much more famous compared to other villages that I have brought to the community, even though on the day I explored it, I was probably quite lucky and there were hardly any people around, but architecturally what stands out is practically the Rocca di Tentennano, a 12th-century castle, located at the top of the village, but I will talk about this place in the next post, because I took several photos there.

Naturally, Castiglione d'Orcia is also famous for its typical Tuscan cuisine, which I actually never taste when I go to these places, because often the typical restaurants and trattorias are closed, not because they don't want to work, probably it's my fault for coming at the wrong times, and many openings are concentrated on Sundays.

Anyway, the most famous dishes are the Tuscan ribollita, pappa al pomodoro, and the Florentine steak, all dishes that can be tasted in the typical establishments of this village, although I must confess that walking through the streets of this place, you could smell fragrances coming out of the houses, probably someone was preparing one of these dishes at home, and it's a typical thing to perceive when you're in these places.

Unfortunately, the thing I noticed about this beautiful village is that it is practically only reachable by car because it is really difficult with public transport, especially because there are few bus connections, and I even saw that there are none at the end of the week, and unfortunately, the nearest station, which is Chianciano Terme, is about 30 km away, so for those arriving by train, it's really a problem.

I hope you liked the photos I shared, and as usual, I managed to take you with me on this exploration at least in part, I'll see you in tomorrow's post if I manage to get it out, which will always be about this municipality but about its beautiful fortress, which I want to talk about in depth.

Have a great day everyone, and see you soon!