Surroundings

Numberless towns and villages are easy to visit in the area nearby Montaione: besides famous art cities as Florence, Pisa, Siena and Lucca, reachable in about one hour by car, there are in the surroundings medieval Tuscany towns, such as San Gimignano, Volterra and San Miniato.

In the photo gallery below you can find a collection of pictures of these wonderful places. A special mention is worth for the monastic buildings in San Vivaldo and its Sacro Monte (Holy Mount), just 5 Km far from Montaione. A set of small chapels replicates a miniature Jerusalem in the age of crusades.

A holiday in a rental apartment in Montaione, Val d'Elsa, gives as a gift really special opportunities to discover the charming villages of Tuscany.