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Castiglione d'Orcia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about 90 km southeast of Florence and about 40 km southeast of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia, not far from the Via Cassia. Castiglione d'Orcia borders the following municipalities: Abbadia San Salvatore, Castel del Piano, Montalcino, Pienza, Radicofani, San Quirico d'Orcia, (...)

'' (municipality)of c. 2,500 inhabitants in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 80 km southeast of Florence and about 35 km southeast of Siena inside the Valdorcia landscape. It is named in honor of Saint Quiricus. San Quirico d'Orcia borders the following municipalities: Castiglione d'Orcia, Montalcino, Pienza, San Giovanni d'Asso (...)

are a typical feature of the landscape of the Val d’Orcia | State Party = | Type = Cultural | Criteria = iv, vi | ID = 1026 | Region = Europe and North America | Year = 2004 | Session = 28th | Link = link }} The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south (...)