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 In the country near Siena there are places almost unknown, whose name, printed on a paper, make your heart beat, lost places among the Tuscan hills, where the luxurious nature with its thousands of colours and shades make you recall the past memories and make you dream. |
 One of these memories of the past time is situated in the centre of Val d'Orcia, the ancient Castello di Spedaletto (Castle of Spedaletto). It was built in the XIIth century by monk Ugolino da Rocchione along the ancient Via Francigena, the main communications route in medieval Europe, as a hotel for the travellers and the pilgrims who were going to Rome and as a fortified farm. you can still now see the ruins of the old bridge in the middle of the river Orcia. |
 From 1236 the castle was one of the hospitals of Santa Maria della Scala of Siena and it was called Spedale del Ponte dell'Orcia (Hospital of the Bridge of River Orcia) and its strategic position made the castle very important and many people left money for its upkeep. |
The Spedale had eminent guests, for example Carlo Il d'Angio' and Papa Pio II who wrote a special Papal bull for the Church of Spedaletto. In the 15th century the castle was rebuilt and fortified. |
 The castle of Spedaletto is now the Agriturismo La Grancia run by the Carlettis, and it is a peaceful place for your holidays. The farm-castle has two locations: one in the old barn outside the walls of the castle, and one in the cloister, inside the castle. |
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