Ombrone

The Ombrone Sasso d' Ombrone ( Cinigiano )

The Ombrone (also Ombrone Grossetano and Ombrone Senese called ) is a river in Tuscany, Italy. It crosses the provinces of Siena and Grosseto from north to south.

Course

It rises north-east of Siena at San Gusmè ( a part of the town of Castelnuovo Berardenga ) and ends after 157 km in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Its catchment area covers 3494 km ², its main tributaries are Arbia, Merse and Orcia. It flows through the towns of Castelnuovo Berardenga, Rapolano Terme, Asciano, Buonconvento, Murlo, Montalcino, Civitella Paganico, Cinigiano, Campagnatico, Scansano and Grosseto.

Pictures

Bridge over the Ombrone Sasso d' Ombrone, part of Cinigiano

The Ombrone estuary in the Tyrrhenian Sea south of Principina, district of Grosseto