Crete Senesi are literally the "clays of Siena": the distinctive grey colouration of the soil gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar. This characteristic clay, known as mattaione, represents the sediments of the Pliocene sea which covered the area between 2.5 and 4.5 million years ago. The landscape is characterized by barren and gently undulating hills, solitary oaks and cypresses, isolated farms at the top of the heights, stretches of wood and ponds of rainwater (commonly referred as fontoni, literally "big springs") in the valleys.Badlands and biancane [it] are typical conformations of the land.
crete, senesi, refers, area, italian, region, tuscany, immediately, south, siena, consists, range, hills, woods, among, villages, includes, comuni, asciano, buonconvento, monteroni, arbia, rapolano, terme, giovanni, asso, within, province, siena, they, border,. The Crete Senesi refers to an area of the Italian region of Tuscany immediately to the south of Siena It consists of a range of hills and woods among villages and includes the comuni of Asciano Buonconvento Monteroni d Arbia Rapolano Terme and San Giovanni d Asso all within the province of Siena They border to the north with the Chianti Senese area to the east with Val di Chiana and to the south west with Val d Orcia 1 Nearby is also the semi arid area known as the Accona Desert Crete SenesiCrete Senesi in AscianoCrete SenesiCrete Senesi are located within the Province of Siena GeographyLocationProvince of SienaCountryItalyRegionTuscanyComuniList AscianoBuonconventoMonteroni d ArbiaRapolano TermeSan Giovanni d Asso Crete Senesi are literally the clays of Siena the distinctive grey colouration of the soil gives the landscape an appearance often described as lunar This characteristic clay known as mattaione represents the sediments of the Pliocene sea which covered the area between 2 5 and 4 5 million years ago The landscape is characterized by barren and gently undulating hills solitary oaks and cypresses isolated farms at the top of the heights stretches of wood and ponds of rainwater commonly referred as fontoni literally big springs in the valleys Badlands and biancane it are typical conformations of the land The monastery of Monte Oliveto Maggiore standing out in the hills Perhaps the most notable edifice of this area is the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore located 10 km south of Asciano The region is known for its production of white truffles and hosts a festival and a museum dedicated to the rare fungus genus Tuber Landscape of Crete Senesi in Asciano Gallery edit nbsp Cereal crops are cultivated with the aid of irrigation nbsp Crete Senesi in Asciano area nbsp Panorama with fontoni nbsp Badlands of Accona desert nbsp Sunset in Saltafabbro AscianoReferences edit Crete Senesi www cretesenesi com Retrieved 26 March 2020 External links editOfficial website Terre di Siena Crete Senesi Videos of the Crete Senesi Crete Senesi Landscape 43 12 N 11 34 E 43 200 N 11 567 E 43 200 11 567 This Province of Siena location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crete Senesi amp oldid 1069804538, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
