The Acqua Gialla reservoir is located in the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore, at 980 metres above sea level. The spring was discovered in the mid-60s of the last century during some mining activities and for over half a century has been serving thousands of Amiata citizens. His discovery was extraordinary: the mechanical means of…
Founded in 1909 as a company serving the city of Rome, over its 112-year history, Acea has grown to become one of the leading multi-utility companies in Italy. It is a company attentive to the territory and its citizens. Its business closely affects millions of people with the main objective of improving their quality of…
Acquedotto del Fiora deals with the collection, treatment and distribution of drinking water as a whole, as well as the collection and purification of waste water for all the municipalities of the Province of Grosseto and 27 municipalities of the Province of Siena. Established as a Consortium of Municipalities in July 1983, following a reorganization…
The Terraio reservoir was built in 1963 at about 870 meters above sea level and serves the small town of Marroneto by gravity. It has a total accumulation volume of 70 cubic meters and is divided into 2 tanks of the same size fed in series. Like other Amiata villages, the settlement of Marroneto also…
Galleria Bassa and Fonte Carolina are the two springs located at about 600 meters above sea level, at the foot of the village of Santa Fiora. They are located near the water purification plant, completed in 1982 and derive water from two separate water capture works that are about 45 meters away from each other.…
The Ente river, which originates from a group of springs located in a plateau called “Le Fontine”, within a radius of 100 meters, flows from a cliff with a natural difference in height of about 25 meters, giving rise to the spectacular waterfall. The Cascata d’Acqua d’Alto is immersed in a fairytale forest, a stone’s…
The Capovetra Spring is located in the municipality of Seggiano, at over 1000 meters above sea level and is among the highest on Mount Amiata. Initially used for agricultural applications, the waters that gush from Capovetra were collected for domestic use only at a later time. By the inhabitants of the mountain it is considered…
The Ermicciolo Spring gushes out in the locality of Vivo d’Orcia, in the municipality of Castiglione d’Orcia at 1000 meters above sea level and with a flow rate of 180 litres per second, it is one of the most important springs of Monte Amiata. It owes its name to a small hermitage located next to…
