MONTICCHIELLO
Monticchiello already in Etruscan and Roman times was the meeting place of roads linking towns and communities in the area. It still retains the features of the austere medieval fortresses, decidedly contrasting the framework offered by Renaissance Pienza. The sturdy walls and tower of the keep which stands on the hill are the signs of the intense past of the village, a bastion of the defense system of the Republic of Siena. read more…
PIENZA – 7 km da Monticchiello
Pienza is a rare example of Renaissance town. Defined the ‘ideal city’, the ‘utopian city’, it is now certainly one of the ways through which during the Renaissance it was attempted to create a model of life and government ‘ideal’, making an idea of a city that was able to give concrete answers to the desire of civil society. It was “the utopia of civitas” vainly cherished by people. read more…
ORCIA VALLEY & UNESCO
The Orcia Valley is a place in which today the agricultural character of its economy and the persistence of its residents in activities related to land or to the processing of local raw materials have safeguarded the relationship between man and environment, elevating him to a dignity almost anywhere unknown. But this valley is not only a place widely poetic and captivating naturalistically, helping to the handing down of a system of human relations historically determinate along the largest and oldest Romea road, the Francigena. read more…
MONTEPULCIANO – 8 km da Monticchiello
Montepulciano is built along a narrow limestone ridge, at a height above sea level of 605 meters. The village is surrounded by walls and fortifications designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder in 1500 for Cosimo I. Montepulciano is known primarily for its imposing Renaissance palaces, for the elegant beauty of its churches and the Vino Nobile, one of the most popular Tuscan wines at international level. read more…
MONTALCINO & BAGNO VIGNONI
Montalcino – 30 km da
From a height of 567 meters dominating the surrounding countryside, Montalcino perches on a hill on which stands the mighty fortress fourteenth century. read more…
Bagno Vignoni – 14 km da
With its rarefied atmosphere, with the hot vapors that are given off by the waters of the great square, is the pride of San Quirico. read more…
CHIANTI – 80 km da Monticchiello
Chianti, the territory that for centuries produces Chianti Classico wine, is a part of Tuscany that is bordered on the north from Florence, on the east by the Chianti Mountains, south of Siena and on the west by the Pesa and Elsa valleys.
The Black Rooster (Gallo Nero) is the historic symbol of Chianti, adopted as a trademark for wine from the Chianti Classico Consortium that brings together producers. read more…
CITIES OF ART
SIENA – 60 km da Monticchiello
Siena, located in the heart of Tuscany, surrounded by hills, is one of the most beautiful medieval cities of Italy. read more…
FIRENZE – 120 km da Monticchiello
A city that has maintained its charm and splendor of the past that never fails to surprise with its masterpieces of art, read more…
PISA – 200 km da Monticchiello
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the most famous Italian monument in the world. read more…
CORTONA & TRASIMENO LAKE – 40 km da Monticchiello
A visit to Cortona is an encounter with art and history. Knowing this town “out of time” is a real rediscovery of the past. City that Virgil wanted founded by the mythical Dardano, was probably fortified by the Umbrians, then passed to the Etruscans between the eighth and seventh centuries BC where he became an important Lucumonia. read more…
