Montalcino city

THE CITY

The city of Montalcino was first mentioned in documents dated 814 AD. Once a strategic point along the way to Rome, this beautiful city now serves as a perfect starting point for daily trips to Siena, Florence, Lago Trasimeno, the Tuscan coast, and many other beautiful places.

One of Italy's finest red wines, Brunello di Montalcino, also adds fame to this town. The area attracts wine lovers, with over 220 wineries around.

Montalcino area is covered with Mediterranean marshes, grasslands, and forests. The hills and valleys have been full of 'Oaks of Montalcino' since ancient times, sharing their territory with olive trees, chestnut trees, and Montalcino's most famous plants: the Brunello grapevines, also known as Sangiovese Grosso.

DISCOVER LOCAL GEMS

From our guesthouse you can easily get to many local places of interest and tourist attractions. It will not take you longer than 10-15 minutes on foot. There are also many places you can visit within a 30-minute drive.

City center

The atmosphere of Montalcino city center, with its narrow medieval streets, stone buildings and pavements, is truly enchanting. The village is a wonderful place to walk among the labyrinth of charming arts and crafts shops, cafes, restaurants and wine bars.
The historic center has grown up around the main square, known as Piazza del Popolo, with its slender fourteenth-century Palazzo dei Priori, the city's town hall with a typical Gothic loggia.

Fortress

With a 2-minute walk from the Cesira Guesthouse, you can get into the Fortress and walk its ramparts to get a breath-taking panoramic view of the city towering over the green valley below.

The fortress or 'Rocca', built in 1361, has an impressive history. It was built after Siena captured Montalcino, and it is a symbol of the town's pride.

Museums

The Civic Museum and the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art (joint ticket with the fortress), hosting notable religious paintings and sculptures, masterpieces of the Sienese school and lots of archaeological artefacts. Highlights include works by Bartolo di Fredi, Luca di Tomme, Simone Martini, and Vecchietta.

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Around Montalcino (20 minutes by car)

Built in the 12th century, the Romanesque Abbey of Sant'Antimo is a beautiful and evocative place. Built in travertine stone, the Abbey stands in a perfect location surrounded by secular olive groves and lovely wheat fields. The drive to the Abbey is an incredible pleasure in itself: green hills, lonely farmhouses, vineyards and olive groves.
The Museo del Vetro (Glass Museum) inside the castle of Poggio alle Mura tells the history of glass making and hosts an interesting collection of glass and instruments from Egyptian to Roman times and up to the great Venetian masters.
Declared a UNESCO heritage site, Val D'Orcia is a rural Tuscany at its best and has retained its unspoiled beauty for centuries. A line of cypress trees standing on a hill with a small church perched neatly amid yellow fields of corn and bright sunflowers.

Montalcino city center The atmosphere of Montalcino city center, with its narrow medieval streets, stone buildings and pave
The Fortress or 'Rocca' Get a breath-taking panoramic view of the city towering over the green valley below.
The Abbey of Sant'Antimo Built in the 12th century, the Romanesque Abbey of Sant'Antimo is a beautiful and evocative place.
Val D'Orcia Declared a UNESCO heritage site, it is a rural Tuscany at its best!
Museums The Civic Museum and the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art share joint ticket with the fortress.