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Valdichiana Aretina
Valdichiana Aretina
With its fields, it’s been known as the “Tuscany’s granary” since the Etruscan era
The Valdichiana Aretina is the agricultural heart of Tuscany: its bare lands, seemingly arid – especially when unused – in reality produce crops that are cared for like children, the result of a perhaps less refined, yet nonetheless authentic aspect of Tuscany, all of which are marked by a touch of rustic and raw beauty. Here, everything is big, everything seems to need strong shoulders, without thinking too much about whether the crops are gnarled and twisted: the tomatoes are huge and rugged, garlic doubles in size and the Chianina cattle, already imposing, are immense. Everything in the Valdichiana seems to be the ancient and charming image of strapping farmers’ hands, so simple, yet bearers of a history of hard work, sacrifice and belonging....
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