Above the small square rises the majestic Aldobrandesca Tower, which stands guard over the Castle and the town below. “We’re here,” says the girl, “we only had to walk a few hundred meters, passing through the Castle gate built around 1100.” The Castle’s awe-inspiring exterior, its imposing structure and sixteenth-century balcony invite you to get to know it and to delve into its mysteries. “Let’s walk past the prison cells towards the “David Lazzaretti” Museum, the Prophet of Amiata” and to the Medieval Landscape Museum.
“What are these things in the display case?” asks Marco. “They’re objects from the Giurisdavidic community, conceived by Lazzaretti at the end of the 1800’s and these panels give you an idea of where it all happened.” The place is Monte Labbro, a bare, rocky peak rising 1,100 meters above the Amiata woodlands — a beautiful mountain and a perfect source of natural spirituality.
“Let’s continue our journey,” says Silvia, “up to the main floor to admire the Medieval Landscape Museum and the finds from the excavation at Castel Vaiolo where they have dried chestnuts from over a thousand years ago!” The wall panels illustrate the essentials of the time period: the civic and religious buildings and the village walls.
“Can’t we go up the Tower?” asks Marco? This is how the visit to the Castle ends, climbing 28 meters to the top of the Tower for the reward of a breathtaking view that beckons you to venture into a landscape surrounded by nature.