Val d'Orcia

Val d'Orcia — UNESCO landscapes everyone knows from the movies, and the people who make them home. A flower farm with three sisters and 200 species of organic blooms. A cookbook author who chose this hill above Montepulciano forty years ago. Brunello, Pecorino di Pienza, thermal baths older than Rome.

Our Val d'Orcia tour

Exploring Val d'Orcia

Exploring Val d’Orcia

A 5-day journey through the UNESCO World Heritage landscape of Val d’Orcia — cooking classes, cheese making, flower farms, thermal baths, and Brunello wine tasting.

October 26–30, 2026 Now open
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Dispatches from Val d'Orcia

Where Are the Sheep?
Where Are the Sheep? My favorite farmers, cooks, and creatives in the picture-perfect hills of Val d'Orcia.
Truffle Hunting in Val D'Orcia (Video)
Truffle Hunting in Val D'Orcia (Video) In a truffle orchard!
Introducing Val D'Orcia (Part 1)
Introducing Val D'Orcia (Part 1) First impressions of Val d'Orcia — the people behind the postcard landscape.

People & places we love in Val d'Orcia

Abbazia di Sant'Antimo
Abbazia di Sant'Antimo Val d'Orcia A 12th-century Benedictine abbey in a silent valley. Monks still chant the hours.
Agriturismo Il Rigo
Agriturismo Il Rigo Val d'Orcia The Cipolla family's organic farm — our home base for the Val d'Orcia tour. Luisa cooks a four-course menu nightly from the garden.
Azienda Tornesi
Azienda Tornesi Val d'Orcia Where every Val d'Orcia tour ends — a farewell lunch on the terrace looking at Monte Amiata.
Bagno Vignoni
Bagno Vignoni Val d'Orcia A 49-meter pool of steaming thermal water in the medieval piazza. Lorenzo de' Medici came for these waters; Tarkovsky filmed here.
Castiglione d'Orcia
Castiglione d'Orcia Val d'Orcia A quiet medieval hill town most visitors never find — beautiful views in every direction.
Cortona
Cortona Val d'Orcia Yes, the "Under the Tuscan Sun" town. Etruscan walls from the 4th century BC still encircle it.
Debora Bresciani
Debora Bresciani Val d'Orcia More than a guide — Debora becomes a member of the group. One guest: "like walking through the hometown of a good friend."
Fattoria Bistecca
Fattoria Bistecca Val d'Orcia Make three cheeses with your own hands, then eat them on the terrace. The famous flock from Under the Tuscan Sun.
Hotel La Posta
Hotel La Posta Val d'Orcia Three outdoor thermal pools fed by the same volcanic spring as the medieval piazza, looking at the Rocca d'Orcia.
Montepulciano
Montepulciano Val d'Orcia A Renaissance hill town home to Vino Nobile — Italy's first ever DOCG wine.
Pienza
Pienza Val d'Orcia Pope Pius II's dream of a perfect city — narrow lanes with names like Via dell'Amore.
Poggio Etrusco
Poggio Etrusco Val d'Orcia Pamela Sheldon Johns moved here from California over forty years ago. Pick produce from her organic garden, then cook with a woman who has published 17 cookbooks.
Puscina Flower Farm
Puscina Flower Farm Val d'Orcia Three sisters, 200 species of organic flowers, and a morning in the fields with clippers picking whatever speaks to you. Then lunch under the olive tree. Unexpected, magical joy.

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