Andrea LisiEach year, Tuscany’s picturesque Val d’Orcia region comes alive with an exciting array of cultural events to mark the arrival of Spring and welcome the first tourists of the season. The Val d’Orcia has been recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004 for its harmony between man and nature and a recent tourism initiative not only honors but exalts this unique connection. And each Spring, the town hosts a contemporary art exhibit in its splendid “piazza d’acqua” – a monumental basin of thermal waters set in the center of town – as a tribute to the synergy between art and nature. Andrea LisiThis year, sculptor Davide Dall’Osso has been selected to showcase his figurative works of art in Bagno Vignoni. This year, Eroica Montalcino will take place on May 26th and along a 209km (130mi) route in the hills of the Val d'Arbia, the Crete Senesi and the Val d'Orcia.

Source: Forbes April 17, 2019 13:00 UTC