Valiano is a
frazione of the town of
Montepulciano in the
Province of Siena, on the border between the regions of
Umbria and
Tuscany. It was an ancient feudal castle which, due to its strategic position and the role played by the family of Del Pecora (the family of Cavalieri), was an outpost of
Val di Chiana of great historical importance from thirteenth century until the establishment of
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...
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Frazioni of Montepulciano
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