Crete Senesi on canvas, poster, wallpaper and ArtFrame by Stefano Orazzini

The Crete Senesi is a territory of Tuscany located south of the city of Siena. The name "crete" derives from the clayey soils present in this area. The characteristic gray and light blue color of these lands gives the landscape a lunar aspect, especially in the periods following the autumn and winter plowing. The bare and undulating hills of this area, and those of the Val d’Orcia, constitute the classic imagery of the Tuscan countryside in the world. The symbolic tree of the Crete Senesi is the cypress: solitary on top of a hill, gathered in small groves or arranged in long rows along the roads that lead to the farmhouses. The almost total absence of woods - there are only a few small ones in the hollows between the hills - allows you to sweep the view for many miles: from the skyline of nearby Siena in the north, to the top of Mount Amiata which rises in the views south of the Crete. I love to photograph this area of Tuscany during two periods of the year: early autumn and late spring. In autumn, the colors are fantastic, the orange foliage of the trees magically blends with the colder pastel color of the freshly plowed land and the frequent morning mists make the landscape wonderful. In late spring, however, the colors are more vibrant and the different crops that cover the hills profoundly change the appearance of the landscape, making some views of the same area almost unrecognizable from one year to another. I usually choose sunrise hours and espec

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  1. The old farmhouse of Crete Senesi, Tuscany

    157,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  2. Eleven Trees (2021)

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  3. Route of the via francigena. Winding road. Tuscany

    147,- ArtFrame™, 75x45 cm



  4. Rolling hills in Crete Senesi. Tuscany

    148,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  5. Sunset landscape in Crete Senesi, Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  6. Holm oak on top of the hill at sunset. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  7. Route of the via Francigena. Tuscany

    173,- ArtFrame™, 80x50 cm


  8. Autumn sunset in the Crete Senesi. Tuscany

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  9. Plays of light on the Crete Senesi

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  10. Holm oak on top of the hill at sunset. Tuscany

    169,- ArtFrame™, 55x70 cm




  11. The colours of Crete Senesi. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  12. The Holm Oak of Pieve a Salti

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  13. Country road with cypress trees. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  14. Road with cypresses. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  15. Road in the countryside. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  16. Rolling hills and lonely tree. Tuscany

    173,- ArtFrame™, 80x50 cm


  17. Tractor plowing the fields in Tuscany. Siena

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  18. Tuscany landscape, cypress tree and a road

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  19. Cypress Trees and gravel road in Tuscany, Italy

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  20. Countryside landscape in Crete Senesi. Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm


  21. The little church among the cypresses

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm


  22. Autumn landscape. Colorful woods in Tuscany

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  23. Two trees on the route of the via Francigena

    169,- ArtFrame™, 55x70 cm


  24. Rolling hills and a farm. Crete Senesi, Tuscany

    179,- ArtFrame™, 80x55 cm


  25. The Guardian of the Crete

    168,- ArtFrame™, 60x60 cm






  26. Autumn landscape in Crete Senesi. Asciano, Tuscany

    152,- ArtFrame™, 75x50 cm



  27. Iconic Cypress Alley Road at Sunset in Tuscany

    169,- ArtFrame™, 55x70 cm