A Territory of Great Environmental, Naturalistic, Historical and Cultural ValueIn 1996, the Provincial Administration of Siena established 11 Nature Reserves covering about 8 thousand hectares of territory with a high environmental, naturalistic, historical, and cultural value, whose different prote [ … ]
Information, projects, actions, examples of "good practice", places of culture and knowledge in the Terre di Siena, accessible to everyone.The websitewww.turismopertutti.terresiena.itaims to be a tool for those who, despite permanent or even just temporary disability, want to visit the Terre di Sien [ … ]
The city of Siena has presented its candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2019, taking an important opportunity to relaunch its identity and its economy, to become a centre of cultural production and a scientific-technological pole at international level, creating jobs, attracting resources and [ … ]
With 102 percent of the capacity to absorb greenhouse gas emissions, the province of Siena is the first vast area in Europe with zero emissions of Co2, well before the deadline established by the authority for2015.The results achieved over six years have no equal in Italy or in Europe, confirming th [ … ]
The University of Siena intends to be a leading promoter of sustainability through its courses, research, training and consulting for businesses and institutions.For this reason in 2011 it created NeSSO (Network Siena Sostenibilità – Siena Sustainability Network) - a network of competences gained in [ … ]
Travelling slowly along the old road, the modern wanderer can familiarise with the soul of the places and become an integral part of Italy's most famous landscape. There are landscapes that are part of the collective imagination, so much so that they have become symbols of a territory, a region or a [ … ]
La Bottega di Stigliano is a active citizenship project supported by the Province of Siena and the Union of Municipalities of the Val di Merse in collaboration with Stigliano Cooperative, Erbandando Association and the Association of Manufacturers of the Val di Merse.The financial and technical reso [ … ]
Obtaining a local, healthy and nutritious bread, with natural leavening.Results from the second year of experimentation and farming.The operations of harvesting the ancient varieties of wheat in proof lots have been just finished, at the biological cereal farms of the province of Siena participating [ … ]
Fourteen prizes for projects concerning environment sustainability, innovation and efficacious and renewable use of the energy. These are the prizes given on December 5th to the winners of the competition "Siena Carbon Free 2015", at the end of the first day of the meeting in Pontignano about the su [ … ]
The Province of Siena and Siena Carbon Free 2015 project were among the finalists of the Liveable Communities Awards, winning the International Gold Award of the International competition promoted by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) for best practices. The prestigious award – won in [ … ]
Last September, the first "passive" kindergarten in Italy was opened in Gaiole in the Chianti region. Chicchi di Sole is a self-sufficient and eco-friendly structure created to have a minimum impact both on environment and people. It is anti-seismic, passive, and sustainable concerning energy and st [ … ]
With a 94 % of the absorption capacity of the greenhouse effect gases, referred to 2010 data, and a strongly increasing trend for the next year, the province of Siena is about to reach the goal: to be the first wide area in Europe with zero Co2 emissions. Data was spread during the meeting on the s [ … ]
About one year ago, we started using woodchips as fuel for producing hot water for the bathrooms and for heating the farmhouse. After a first period of adaptation during which we tested this new system, we bought a machinery to transform wood in chips, small woodchips to be burnt in a boiler. Hence, [ … ]
Our offer is based on simple hospitality. First of all, we believe that choosing a sustainable development is a rule of life, this is why we support energy sources generated through natural renewable and environmentally compatible resources and we are involved in respecting and enhancing our traditi [ … ]
