Between history and wellness: Lucignano, baths and Siena

This location can be arranged, alternatively, with a visit to Lucignano and then a stay at the spa, or, leaving out the spa, going to the beautiful town of  Siena. We will drive the road to Arezzo and then continue towards Siena. The route will take you to Lucignano.

Lucignano

Lucignano, the  pearl of Valdichiana, is a small village that is one of the most extraordinary examples of medieval urban planning for its facility in elliptical concentric ring roads we received intact over the centuries. Going along its streets is a pleasant feeling of playing through an intricate maze that is resolved finally once you are in the highest part of the country, which is  including the Palazzo Comunale, the Church of St. Francis, the Collegiate. Currently, the country preserves the charm of ancient village that has retained a quiet and peaceful farm where the traditions and craftsmanship to offer visitors an interesting range of productsWho will visit   Lucignano delighted by its cuisine of excellent quality, by good olive oil of its hills and by wines from its vineyards with bunches of grapes of Sangiovese and Merlot. When you leave Lucignano,  continue towards Siena in direction of Rapolano Terme, where you can spend the day in one of two beautiful spas: Terme dell'Antica Querciolaia (http://www.termeaq.it/) or the Baths of San John (http://www.termesangiovanni.it/). You can book the days and wellness treatments in both structures. 

Siena

When you drive in  the road that leads to Rapolano from Siena,  continue until  Siena center. Siena, which is declared World Heritage by UNESCO, is in the center of a vast landscape of hills, between the valleys of the rivers Arbia in the  South, Merse  in the South-west and Elsa in the north, between the hills of Chianti in the north-east, Montagnola in the west and the Crete Senesi in the South-east. You could spend hours, or days, visiting the streets of Siena, the many churches, villas near the city, museums. But it is enough  to bring home a unique souvenir of the city, visiting two main places: Piazza del Campo and the Duomo di Siena. Piazza del Campo, the main square of Siena, is unique for its original form a shell. Renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity, it is also the place where twice a year they play the two Palii. On the square there are three of the most beautiful monuments of Siena: the Palazzo Comunale, built by the Government of the Republic of Siena between 1298 and 1310 with bricks and marble, the Torre del Mangia, built between 1325 and 1348, the "bell "Lay of the Town Hall, so called by the nickname of" mangiaguadagni "since his first keeper of Balduccio John (or" Duccio "), famous for his passion for the pleasures of food ; the Chapel Piazza: marble tabernacle that lies at the foot of the Torre del Mangia, protruding from the profile of the Town HallIt was built in 1352 to thank the Virgin Mary for the escaped danger of the black plague that had struck the city in 1348. A few steps from the square, going through no small number of lanes, you will reach the Duomo: The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, built in Romanesque-Gothic style, is one of the most significant and beautiful churches in Italy made in this style. According to tradition the cathedral was consecrated on 18 November 1179. You will be amazed by the beauty of every detail, from precious frescoes, carvings, the paving-old who tells stories with his carvings in marble. After leaving the cathedral, you can go back to Piazza del Campo in the middle of the staircase leading to the baptistery. After the visit you can stop for a glass of wine or dinner in  Piazza del Campo, or return to La Casa che Sogna for a relaxing evening.  

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