 Few
areas in the world can boast the variety
of landscape and economy distinguishing
the territory of Siena, where every town,
village or hamlet contains art treasures
and historical evidence of priceless value.
It begins in the north with the incomparable
scenic beauty of the Chianti lands, with
their patchwork of wines and olive trees
standing out in orderly rows against the
hills tamed by the farmers' skill. Alongside
the province the
land dries up into the characteristic scenery
of the "crete" (clay hills), bread
white, plunging down into eroded furrows
and clinging to the proud, isolated cypresses
atop the cliffs. An ever-changing land full
of surprises, that leaves you no time to
think, yet allows no distractions, a land
where every stone has remained the same
throughout the centuries because its people
have kept the traditions of their forefathers,
masters in Tuscan Italian, witty speakers
and ready to give a warm, sincere welcome. |
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