Val d'Orcia is a landscape designed by history and perfected by the light of the setting sun 🌅
Walking through this part of Tuscany feels like moving through a gallery of art. During the Renaissance, the merchants of Siena transformed these clay hills into an idealized version of nature, planting the iconic cypress trees to mark property lines and windbreaks while maintaining a sense of aesthetic grace. The result is a repeating pattern of golden wheat fields and soft ridges that seem to glow when the sun hits the horizon.
These hills change colors completely with the seasons—from vibrant, neon green in the spring to this deep, burnt gold in the late summer and autumn. It is a place where time slows down to the speed of a shadow moving across a field.
Practical Tip: To capture the iconic "Tuscan glow" seen in this photo, aim for the "Golden Hour" roughly 45 minutes before sunset. Long focal lengths (70-200mm) work best here to compress the layers of the hills and make the distant cypress-lined villas stand out against the blue mountain backdrops 📸
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