Certainly one of the most famous and important spa towns in Italy; moreover, the presence of a significant human settlement that would have constituted a large Etruscan-Roman center is probably linked to the waters. Important evidence in this regard is the discovery of a monumental spa complex currently being excavated in the very central location of “Mezzomiglio”. Many other finds from the Etruscan and Roman eras, some of which were recently discovered, are visible in the Museo Civico Archeologico “Delle Acque”.
The tourist-spa town arose adjacent to the old medieval Chianciano which contains within itself the small treasures of Romanesque and Renaissance art: some of these treasures – such as paintings from the Sienese and Florentine schools, by followers of Duccio di Buoninsegna and Arnolfo di Cambio – can be admired in the Museum of Sacred Art at the Palazzo dell’Arcipretura. Chianciano is located about 550 meters above sea level.
immersed in large forests of oaks, beeches, holm oaks and chestnut trees, between the Valdichiana and the Val d’Orcia where, together with the typical Tuscan environment, we can still admire bastions, fortresses, castles and abbeys. This environment, still uncontaminated, crowns the famous thermal-mineral springs; Chianciano Terme therefore offers all the climatic and tourist advantages deriving from its geographical position