Woodworking

Handicraft of Valle dell'Ombrone

Valle dell'Ombrone has a long tradition of craftsmanship.

The woodwork in this area takes place for a long time. The raw material is available thanks to the wealth of nearby Montagnola Senese, offering various types of timbers used in "noble" processes for the production of furniture and decorative objects. From generation to generation the master craftsmen have passed down and kept alive the noble art of woodworking, specializing depending on the essence used during the making of their pieces.

Other craft activity widely practiced in the territory is that of marble working, in many of the quarrymen and Stonecutters have learned to turn the yellow Siena marble, unique and peculiar of the Sienese Montagnola. Today there are several craft enterprises that pursue active, tireless, the art of working marble producing unique objects of art handicraft.