Discover Bisciano: Via Lauretana, Museums and Landscapes

The area around Bisciano is home to cultural attractions, historical sites and routes through diverse landscapes. These destinations range from a bus stop directly in Bisciano to places in the surrounding area, as well as routes and mountains in the wider regional area.

Arriving and finding your bearings

Bisciano has the “BISCIANO ZONA IND.LE (DEPOSITO TIEMME)” stop served by line 15A.

Cycling routes on different scales

In the wider area around Bisciano, the 62-kilometre Sentiero della Bonifica cycle path runs along the Canale Maestro della Chiana. It leads from the Chiusa dei Monaci near Arezzo to Lago di Chiusi. Also in the wider area, the 313-kilometre Percorso del Gigante Bianco extends through the provinces of Arezzo and Siena. The two routes therefore represent markedly different distances and geographical scales when planning a trip.

Via Lauretana and historical landmarks

In the wider area around Bisciano, the Via Lauretana crosses the territory of Sinalunga from Scrofiano onwards. Its route passes through oak forests, cultivated fields, vineyards and olive groves. The Romanesque church of Pieve di San Pietro ad Mensulas is also located along the Via Lauretana; it was built on the site of an ancient post station. Here, landscape and history meet along the same historic route.

Mountains in the wider regional area

The wider regional area around Bisciano includes the mountains Monte Castiglion Maggio, Alta San Egidio, Monte Castel Giudeo and Poggio del Sarto.

Museums spanning everyday life, archaeology and regional history

The area around Bisciano is home to the Museo della Civiltà Contadina di Fratticciola and the Museo della Tortura di Montepulciano. In the wider area, the “Le Stanze di Larth” museum in Sinalunga displays Etruscan finds from the San Giustino necropolis and the nearby Etruscan settlement of Le Carceri. The Museo Diocesano Del Capitolo is also located in the wider regional area. The museum topics thus range from peasant culture and historical artefacts to the Etruscan past and ecclesiastical art.

Castles, estates and churches

The castle of Castello di Montecchio Vesponi is located in the area around Bisciano. In the wider area, the Real Fattoria di Bettolle was a historic estate owned by the Cavalieri di Santo Stefano and later by the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. Also in the wider area around Bisciano, the church of San Cristoforo stands in Bettolle on the site of an earlier, vanished parish church dedicated to Maria Assunta. These places reveal different historical layers: fortified architecture, agricultural power structures and the history of ecclesiastical construction.

Etruscan traces and Chianina breeding

In the immediate area around Bisciano and Bettolle, remains of Etruscan tombs and buildings dating from the 4th and 3rd centuries BC were discovered in 1834 at the Querce Caffera farmstead. In La Fratta, in the wider area around Bisciano, the high-quality Chianina cattle breed has been bred since 1935; the breed is registered in the national herd book.

A historic event in autumn

In the wider area around Bisciano, the historic Fiera alla Pieve in Sinalunga has been associated with the first days of October for more than 100 years.

More destinations

For further travel planning, you can also discover Farnetella, Bettolle and Rigomagno.

For the overview of the wider destination: Sinalunga.