Tre Madonne del Lago is situated near the famous city of Siena, in the medieval council of Monteriggioni.
His territory is rich of traditions and historical references.
Its denomination "Tre Madonne del Lago" refers to the fact that a time in order to catch up this
place had to costeggiare the Verano lago, an immense swamp cleared and rendered coltivabile from the Lorena,
lago that today does not exist more and the territoro it has taken the name of Pian of the Lago. Costeggiando
this plain is reached near Saint Leonardo the Lago where the omonimo rises eremo dipped in the called forest
"forest of the lago", than laughed them to XII the century. This zone known and inhabited from the antichi etruschi
offers the possibility to visit also testimonies of the existence of this people: interments with funeral equipments
have come to the light in the cove of the Salami, near Colomba saint. For who it loves the long walks and excursions
to the open air it is possible to cover a feature of the ancient one Via Francigena, than from lambiva Monteroni the
slopes of the Mount May touching New Village in order to catch up Siena then. Important centers to visit in the vicinities
beyond to the splendid city of Siena are: the Amiata mount; it goes them of Orcia historical countries like Saint Gimignano
and Pienza; Thermal centers like Saturnia and Bagno Vignoni.
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