"Sinalunga: Navigating the Ancient Labyrinth of Tuscany"

Hello dear friends,

Today in this video, I will present to you the last village I had the fortune to see when I was in Tuscany. Finally, I managed to finish and publish all the photos I took and tell you about what I saw during the tour I made in the province of Siena. Surely, when I have the time and opportunity, I will return immediately to those lands because there are many other things to see and share with you. But today, I want to introduce you to the last village, which has a very ancient history dating back to the eighth century BC. In fact, probably in that place, there was an Etruscan settlement. I'm talking about the village of Sinalunga, which overlooks the Val di Chiana and develops practically on a small plateau. I must say that within this small municipality, there are many very interesting buildings both from an artistic and cultural point of view.

I started my walk from the beautiful square of this village, came across a beautiful church that fortunately was open, so I entered to visit it. Then, I slipped into the small alleys of this beautiful village, and I must say that one must be a bit careful because you can also risk getting lost as the signs are not very clear. I must say that compared to other villages, and here I am very honest, I did not find it in excellent condition. Parts of the streets were a bit uneven, and one had to be very careful where to step.

In fact, I also found some roads that were fenced off, probably a few days before, it had rained, and there was a bit of a risk of collapses, which is a real shame for such a beautiful village. However, after walking for a while, I found myself in front of what, in my opinion, is the most interesting thing in the whole village—the Palazzo Pretorio, which was practically the symbol of power in the medieval period. It was built around 1340 and served for several years as both the city's tribunal and the prison. You can see from the photo the coat of arms of the Medici family of Florence, who were the last rulers of the village.

Unfortunately, like many monuments in Italy, it can only be visited on weekends or during important events, so I found it closed. But I continued my walk, trying to observe every corner of this important medieval village. Every street, every house always caught my attention for some detail, until I found myself in front of washhouses that were probably used by the local ladies to wash their clothes in the past, and maybe who knows, they are still used now because I found traces of soap.

In conclusion, I must say that I was really impressed by this place because the peculiarity of Sinalunga is that there is indeed a maze of very narrow alleys and beautiful lanes where it takes just a moment to get lost. It almost seems like something done on purpose to imprison people in this place.

Thank you for reading, see you next time, and as usual, I wish you all a good day.