Abbazia di Sant'AntimoFrom Rigomagno it is very easy to go to many various areas of great interest: Valdichiana, Val d'orcia, Chianti and Trasimeno's area.
To stay in a place not yet known to the mass tourism and yet very easily, guests will be able to explore everyday a different place making personal itinerary and they will be able to choose and to know well a piece of land so full of artistic, natural and oenogastronomic values, Brunello di Montalcino, Vino nobile di Montepulciano, Razza chianina, cinta senese and so on. Panorama sulla Val d'OrciaIt is the ideal place to make excursions and visits in one day, you can visit most famous places of central italy: S.Gimignano, Pisa, Orvieto, Todi, Assisi, Abbazie di S.Galgano, S.Antimo and Monte Oliveto Maggiore, these are only soime of the places to reach very easily.
In this area there is great evidence of past history.
In village like: Chianciano, Montepulciano, Pienza, Sarteano, Cetona, Chiusi, Torrita di Siena, Sinalunga, S.casciano dei Bagni, Bagno Vignoni, Bagni di san Filippo e Trequanda keep their historical linguistic individualità all through the centuries.
It is just from here that is starting the "Via Francigena" along Val d'Arbia and Val d'orcia, following via Cassia.

IL Duomo di PienzaValdichiana is an area well levelled with mild climate and several interesting natural spots.
It is the right place to make trekking, horse and bike riding, through roads and paths with cypress and centuries old pines looking at the typical tuscan hills: olive grove, vineyards, woods, planted "fields" .It is very interesting the view of the famous "crete" of Val d'orcia with at both side of the road, centuries old oak trees survived from bigger woods. Lakes of Chiusi, Montepulciano and Trasimeno offer the best to lovers of fishing, rowing, surf and bird watching. Boat trips are very interesting for nature's lovers and for people who like photography and also for people looking for a direct and clean contact with the savage reality of this area. Here are made the most famous wines of Italy. You can visit cellars and taste fabulous wines like Chianti, the No of Montepulciano, Brunello di Montalcino, White wine of tuscan hills, Vernaccia of S.gimignano, Vin santo di Montepulciano and Orvieto classico. Old type olive presses show you how to make the famous extra vergine olive oil.
Creameries of Pienza show you how they make the famous" pecorino" cheese.
The tasting of fresh pecorino is definitely worth a stop. In this area is grown meat "chianina" it has a special taste and it is very valued .