Poggio Casalone

Poggio Casalone is a peak in Castiglione d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Tuscany and has an elevation of 262 metres. Poggio Casalone is situated nearby to the locality Le Sdriscie, as well as near the hamlet Monte Amiata.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monte Amiata railway station and Abbey of Sant’Antimo.

Monte Amiata railway station

Railway station

Photo: Simone80, Public domain.

Abbey of Sant’Antimo

Church

Photo: Dongio, Public domain.

The Abbey of Sant'Antimo is a former Benedictine monastery located in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, in the comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, central Italy. It is approximately 10 km from Montalcino about 9 km from the Via Francigena, the pilgrim route to Rome.

Santi Filippo e Giacomo

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santi Filippo e Giacomo is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bagno Vignoni and Castelnuovo dell’Abate.

Bagno Vignoni

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

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.

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.

Poggio Casalone

Type: Peak with an elevation of 262 metres
Category: landform
Location: Castiglione d’Orcia, Val d’Orcia, Siena, Tuscany, Central Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude

42.9876° or 42° 59′ 15″ north

Longitude

11.5627° or 11° 33′ 46″ east

Elevation

262 metres (860 feet)

Open location code

8FJHXHQ7+23

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2801892627

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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