Poggio Merlo

Poggio Merlo is a peak in Castiglione d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Tuscany. Poggio Merlo is situated nearby to the locality Le Sdriscie, as well as near the hamlet Ripa d’Orcia.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Amiata railway station and Rocca di Tentennano.

Monte Amiata railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simone80, Public domain.

Rocca di Tentennano

Ruins

Photo: Irene.Sbrilli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rocca di Tentennano is a ruins.

San Sebastiano

Church

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.

San Sebastiano is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagno Vignoni and Rocca d’Orcia.

Bagno Vignoni, is a village in the commune of San Quirico d'Orcia, 45 km to the south of Siena. Whilst the buildings in this small centre date from the mediaeval period, the first settlement in the area was during the time of the Etruscans and ancient Romans, as attested by numerous archaeological finds.

Rocca d’Orcia

Quarter

Photo: LigaDue, CC BY 3.0.

Rocca d'Orcia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castiglione d'Orcia, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 47.

Castelnuovo dell’Abate

Village

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castelnuovo dell'Abate is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Montalcino, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population was 236.

Poggio Merlo

Type: Peak
Category: landform
Location: Castiglione d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.9986° or 42° 59′ 55″ north

Longitude

11.5696° or 11° 34′ 11″ east

Open location code

8FJHXHX9+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13031966727

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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