Val di Chiana. The archaic origins of the lands of the Valdichiana are revealed through very rich archeological evidence. Once considered the granary of Etruria, still today the valley’s vocation is for agriculture, and it is indeed the home of the exclusive and very valuable breed of cattle known to the world as “Chianina”. The extensive flat lands ranging as far as Lake Trasimene appear as one huge garden when viewed from the citadel city of Cortona, that marvellous Etruscan stronghold and birthplace of renowned artists like Luca Signorelli and Pietro da Cortona. Municipalities of the Valdichiana participating in the project “Lands of Etruria.
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