Rocca di Radicofani
A fortress on a volcanic-rock summit at the southern end of the Val d'Orcia, once the stronghold of the 'gentleman bandit' Ghino di Tacco, overlooking clay hills.
The Rocca di Radicofani stands on a basalt summit about 900 metres high at the southern end of the Val d'Orcia, guarding the entrance to the Papal States along the Via Francigena. In the 13th century it was seized by Ghino di Tacco, the famous 'gentleman bandit' of Tuscany, whom both Boccaccio and Dante wrote about. The Medici later reinforced the fortress. Today it houses a small museum, and from the top you get a 360-degree view over the white clay hills of the southern Val d'Orcia, Monte Amiata and, in the distance, the Lake Trasimeno area. The stone village of Radicofani below retains its old streets. Admission to the fortress is about €4. It is about 35 km from Pienza, making it a convenient stop on the way to Bagni San Filippo.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–18:00 (open on winter weekends)
Nearby sights
- Bagni San Filippo
- Villa La Foce
- Monte Amiata
- Monticchiello
- Rocca d'Orcia & Rocca di Tentennano
- Tempio di San Biagio
- Montepulciano
- Bagno Vignoni