The area surrounding the Fonte Malerba reservoir offers a breathtaking view of the rolling hills at the foot of Mount Amiata. Located at about 890 metres above sea level and built in 1982, this reservoir supplies the village of Pescina, a mountain hamlet in the municipality of Seggiano. The work represented a turning point in…
The spring is located at 560 metres above sea level, in the municipality of Seggiano. Its discovery dates back to the early 1900s and has marked a radical change in the habits of the inhabitants of Seggiano, forced before then to use the rainwater collected by large tanks in the village. In Seggiano, there were…
The Poggio del Guardia reservoir is located at 990 metres in the area of Casa Flavia, in the municipality of Piancastagnaio. It was built in 1955, it supplies the town of Saragiolo and the area of Quaranta, both in the municipality of Piancastagnaio. It has recently been renovated and today it is presented to visitors…
The Pian dei Renai reservoir is located at 1170 metres above sea level in the municipality of Abbadia San Salvatore. It is not a natural spring but the result of an effective human intervention. The first drilling to collect water from the subsoil began in the early 60s of the last century while the construction…
The spring is located in Cerro del Tasca, at 860 metres above sea level, within the municipality of Piancastagnaio. Since its discovery, this rich spring is at the service of the inhabitants of Piancastagnaio, one of the largest and most important centres of Mount Amiata. THE PROJECT The project “Le Vie dell’Acqua” is dedicated to…
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…
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…
