Asciano
"V’è la terra senese, che è proprio di quel colore che i pittori chiaman ‘terra di Siena’, e la ritrovi nei capelli delle donne, nelle nuvole, nelle chiome degli alberi, nello stesso cielo, in quel cielo terroso dove ondeggiano le crete d’Asciano: per quella virtù che hanno i senesi di mescolare le cose celesti alle cose terrene e di rifare il cielo con la stessa materia di cui è fatta la terra”
A wide and vague land, that of the lunar Crete Senesi, the sea of land known as the Accona desert which finds in ancient churches and in Monte Oliveto Maggiore the places of spirit and silence. Asciano, a medieval treasure chest immersed in the ocean of Crete Senesi, the city of grace and truffles, preserves the memory and the precious paintings in its museums and is a destination not to be missed along the ancient Via Lauretana which offers in the various seasons incomparable landscapes. The precious white truffle, the cheeses of the shepherds of Crete, the artichoke of Chiusure, the "Pasta Asciano" and the saffron are unique delicacies. City of the Truffle.
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The cycle path of Lauretana and the ring Cacciaconti characterize the offer of the land that is completed with important passages of routes of major events such as the Eroica and Strade Bianche. The mythical climb on dirt road of Monte Sante Marie is right in the land of Asciano. The network is completed by the short and evocative off-road trails of Life Park Crete Senesi and the Grand Tour Crete Senesi.