 Introduction
Arrival By Plane
The nearest airport is Firenze Peretola, 120 km from Chianciano. Near By airports are: Pisa, Florence and Rome.
By Train
Chianciano is situated on the main lines connecting Rome-Florence-Bologna-Milan.
By Car
Motorway A1 “Milano Napoli”, exit at the Chiusi-Chianciano Terme toll booths (15 km). From Siena take direction Arezzo on the fast road Siena - Bettolle. At Bettolle take the highway A1 and follow direction Rome. Exit Chiusi and follow indications for Chianciano Terme.
History and Culture
In Roman times, the curative power of its waters had spread Chianciano's fame far and wide. In the first century B.C., the doctor Antonio Musa suggested them to the poet Horace, who went, drank from them and was cured. Luxurious villas were built in the area, with thermal baths such as those found at Mezzomiglio and Camerelle.
The fact, however that the church of Sillene, built near the remains of an ancient castle is dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, a favourite of the Longobards, may signify that it was established by them in the same area as the pagan temple. There is archival evidence of a castrum at Petroio, not far from the Abbey of Saint Peter.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, Chianciano belonged to the Manenti Counts, Lords of Sarteano. Its position close to the Via Francigena (the medieval “highway” to Rome) fostered its development, and Chianciano reached a degree of judicial autonomy when, in 1287, it established it own Statutes. In the 14th century, Orvieto and Siena contended for it, until it was seized by the Siena Republic.
Modern Chianciano Terme developed by exploiting the many springs of therapeutic waters, and by providing visitors with leisure and relaxation in the large Parco Acquasanta.
Churches and Museums
The church of Sillene, built near the remains of an ancient castle, is dedicated to Saint Michael the Archangel, a favourite of the Longobards.
The Church of the Compagnia
Church of S.Giovanni Battista
Church of Madonna della Rosa
Municipal Archaeological Museum of Thermal Waters
It was opened in 1997 in front of a XIX-century villa, (Villa Simoneschi)just before the historical centre, at the beginning of Via Dante. The museum is housed in a beautiful late 19th-century building and is divided in various sections containing archaeological material from the excavation campaigns in the area.
Museum of Sacred Art
The Museum of the Collegiate Church is in the ancient town, in Piazzolina dei Soldati, in the Deanship's Palace. Visitors can admire a XIV-century crucifix by the school of Duccio di Buoninsegna, an unfinished XIV-century polyptych representing Our Lady with the Child and St. Micheal, John the Baptist and Bartolomew attributed to the Master of Chianciano. Of interest is the plate representing the ancient Chianciano supported by St. John the Baptist, its patron saint, and depicted as it was in the XVI century with its town walls and towers. Other objects of goldsmith's wares, reliquaries, sacred vestments and silver wares are also on shown.
The Etruscan Archeological Museum
The presence of warm healing springs in the area must also have played a role in the development of the Etruscan Chianciano, since the area was a centre of the cult worship of Apollo as early as the 5th century B.C. The cult of Diana-Selene developed in the area during the Hellenistic period (3rd -2nd centuries B.C).
Historical Buildings and Monuments
It is one of the famous monuments which is also known as The Monastery.
Places of Interests
The Sanitary Center of Terme di Chianciano is a ambulatoriale structure, where the prescription of the thermal cures from the specialist doctors in thermal medicine and gastroenterology are carried out; it is equipped with a diagnostic center with a laboratory of chemical-clinical and microbiological analyses; it accommodates a laboratory of cardioangiologia and echography color Doppler; a center for delliosteoporosi cure and the prevention with the possibilita one to carry out the MOC (computerized bony minerametria). Near the sanitary Center outpatients' departments of Urologia are found, Neurology and psichiatria, Dermatologia, Oculistica, Diabetologia and Endocrinologia.
Thermal Village
In the numerous thermal parks they are the activities that enliven and enrich the vacation of the entire family: sports like tennis, bocce, shooting with the arc, yoga, ginnastica in the open air, golf, dance and dancing-school, laboratories for children from zero to twelve years with expert staff, guided afternoon excursions , medical conferences, the Putting in the park, culture, concerts, cinema in the open air and guided walks.
Events
Easter Monday - 9 April
Liberation Day - 25 April
Anniversary of the Republic - 2 June
Assumption - 15 August
All Saints' Day - 1 November
Immaculate Conception - 8 December
St. Stephen's Day - 26 December
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