Riserve Naturali Senesi

Pietraporciana Nature Reserve covers the top, the northern side, and part of the southern side of the homonymous hillock (847m), belonging to the part of the ridge that, between Chianciano Terme and Sarteano, separates Val d'Orcia from Val di Chiana, linking up southwards with Mt. Cetona. The calcareous cliffs of Poggio di Pietraporciana were used in ancient times by man, as demonstrated by some cavities in the rock, among which Grotta del Bruco.

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