In the middle of southern Tuscany towers Mount Amiata, an extinct ancient volcano whose last eruption dates back to about 700 thousand years ago, which still arouses amazement and wonder today for its impressiveness and its magical atmosphere that remains intact in its territory, nature, and traditions that have not been erased by time.

Located between the provinces of Grosseto and Siena, this Tuscan giant watches over one of the green areas of the region formed by the Orcia Valley, the Paglia Valley and the Maremma, the Siena hills and Bolsena Lake. Its seven municipalities, Abbadia San Salvatore, Santa Fiora, Arcidosso, Castel del Piano, Seggiano, Piancastagnaio and Castell'Azzara reflect the spirit of the Amiata, a large open natural park. 

Besides being one of the most important skiing areas in Tuscany, the Amiata also has three notable spa centres at Bagni San Filippo, San Casciano e Bagno Vignoni.
At Bagni San Filippo, water flows from the earth at 52 degrees and forms incredible sulphuric waterfalls in strangely opalescent colours like the "White Wall" made snow-white by the high concentration of limestone and the famous "White Water Moat", a stream in which fresh water mixes spontaneously with the hot spring water, Interspersed with Romanesque-Lombard monasteries, Renaissance and Baroque churches and medieval buildings, the Amiata territory over the centuries has maintained a strong balance between the population and the volcano's widespread flora and fauna that is protected in many areas. 

From the Monte Labro Game Reserve where there are still some surviving examples of the Appennine Wolf, it leads to the WWF Bosco Rocconi Natural Reserve with its characteristic pit and caves, and then on up to the Mount Penna Reserve that occupies over a thousand hectares.
Here many go off on trekking excursions seeking subterranean phenomena, caverns and immense forests of beech and maple, or simply to gather mushrooms and chestnuts, two typical foods in the Amiata diet which have many festivals dedicated to them throughout the year.