The Crete Senesi

The hills to the immediate south-east of Siena are characterized by a completely unique landscape, where the clay ("creta") has been modelled by time and nature giving way to extremely fascinating morphologies: the "calanchi" and "biancane". In the middle of this harsh and poetic countryside stand, beyond the many hamlets and farmhouses ("poderi"), two great heritages of the religious and artistic past (still present in the first case): the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore and that of Sant'Anna in Camprena.