Marciano della Chiana rises on high hills in val di Chiana.
The local economy is based on the production of cereals, vegetables, fruits, wine grapes and olives.
The place name comes from the compound of "Marciano", the latter deriving from the name of Latin "Marcius", and "Chiana, with reference to Chiani River valley in which the city stands.
The first settlements in the Marciano della Chiana etruscan go back to, as evidenced by the numerous archaeological site dating found in these periods and kept at the Archaeological Museum of Arezzo.
After the fall of the Roman Empire the area was first colonized by Goths and then the Lombards, but the emergence and consolidation of the current village began in early age.
During the eleventh century the village Marciano della Chiana was part of the property of Abbey of San Quirico to Rose, but the town was under the direct influence of the Bishops of Arezzo because it was linked to the abbey.
In the next Marciano della Chiana was under the hegemony of the city of Arezzo and his Bishopric, getting a certain municipal autonomy. The aretini worked in the fortification of the village by building a huge fortified walls of a fortress and towers sighting.
The domination in Arezzo lasted two centuries after leaving trace of itself in the many religious buildings still visible.
At the end of the fourteenth century, the village was conquered by the Republic of Siena but had to divest in Florence all his possessions after a short period.
He entered fall of the Republic of Florence, in 1417 the village was included in the community of Foiano, thus losing its autonomy.
In the early years of domination Florentine Marciano della Chiana suffered numerous attacks by the troops of the Republic of Siena, which had not resigned to losing his possession. In 1554 the two republics clashed in the famous Battle of Marciano which triumphed in the Republic of Florence.
Since 1555 Marciano della Chiana entered officially became part of the possessions of Florence, which at that time was governed by the Grand de 'Medici. For Doctors succeeded the dukes of Lorraine, who dominated almost continuously up to the territory of Italy took place in 1861 by the King Victor Emmanuel II of Savoy.
Among the most important monuments in Marciano della Chiana mention here the Parish of Saints Andrew and Stephen, the Temple of Santa Vittoria and Castle Marciano.
Among the many events taking place in Marciano della Chiana remind the "Celebration in honor of the Holy Cross" held in the week after August 15 and which also provide the holding of religious events, sporting and cultural performances.