Location: Montalcino in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Florence at 120
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Nearest Ferry:
Piombino at 120
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Nearest Train:
Grosseto at 50
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Nearest Motorway:
Chiusi-Chianciano at 60
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Nearest Beach:
beach at 60.0
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Car: necessary
Situated on the top of a hill at 564 metres above sea level, Montalcino has preserved its charm of an untouched medieval village. Its territory, which is part of the Artistic, Natural and Cultural Park of the Val d’Orcia, is covered with vineyards (whose grapes produce prestigious Brunello di Montalcino) olive trees and woods consisting prevalently of holm oak trees.
The street that leads to Montalcino will allow for an appreciation of the true beauty of the place. Having arrived at the summit the eyes can behold the splendour of an ample and varied panorama from the Senese hills to the mountains of Amiata. The fortress (constructed to defend the territory in 1361 by the Senese Mino Foresi and Domenico di Feo utilizing the already pre-exi