Tuscan volcanic hills
The badlands of the Val d'Orcia hills emerge near the small village of Chiusure, perched atop a hill in southern Tuscany. Of marine origin, they are the result of clay and other mineral deposits from the Pliocene period – and are usually more commonly seen in the neighboring Crete Senesi, just a few kilometers away. Eroded by rainfall yet still covered with vegetation, they now form a surprising landscape in the heart of this iconic region of central Italy.
The badlands of the Val d'Orcia hills emerge near the small village of Chiusure, perched atop a hill in southern Tuscany. Of marine origin, they are the result of clay and other mineral deposits from the Pliocene period – and are usually more commonly seen in the neighboring Crete Senesi, just a few kilometers away. Eroded by rainfall yet still covered with vegetation, they now form a surprising landscape in the heart of this iconic region of central Italy.
The badlands of the Val d'Orcia hills emerge near the small village of Chiusure, perched atop a hill in southern Tuscany. Of marine origin, they are the result of clay and other mineral deposits from the Pliocene period – and are usually more commonly seen in the neighboring Crete Senesi, just a few kilometers away. Eroded by rainfall yet still covered with vegetation, they now form a surprising landscape in the heart of this iconic region of central Italy.