Montalcino (en)
In this part of our web site you can find all the accommodations in the area of Montalcino. A wide choice to meet any kind of requirements and demands. All the hotels, private rooms, B&B, farmhouse holidays and restaurants, wine bar to get some relaxing time with the Tuscan cuisine flavours.
CAP 53024 - PHONE PREFIX 0577 - PHONE INTERNATIONAL PREFIX +39 0577
Municipal Administration, Piazza Cavour Tel.+ 39 0577 80441
To arrive to Montalcino from Milano (405 km), go along the A1 motorway in the direction of Rome. Exit at Firenze-Certosa, then take the Firenze-Siena highway. Get off at Siena Sud (Porta Tufi) and to take the SS2 (Cassia) in direction of Roma. Drive through Isola d'Arbia and the sudsequent small town. After Buonconvento, turn right to get on to the SP45 of Brunello and drive on to Montalcino.
Within the ancient rooms of S. Agostino monastery in Montalcino, is situated the Museum of Montalcino, one of the most important collections of archeological, medieval and modern art in the district of Siena.
BRUNELLO OF MONTALCINO
A red D.O.C.G wine, Brunello is made by Sangiovese grapes only grown in the area around Montalcino. Five years from the harvest, it can be called Brunello, a limpid and brilliant wine with a lively garnet colour and with an intense, persistent, full and ethereal smell. A combination of the scents of brush lands, aromatic woods, small fruits, a light trace of vanilla and fruity jams can be detected in Brunello.
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 wines) olive trees and woods consisting prevalently of holm oak trees. Its Latin name derivative, Ilex, is probably the origin of Mons Ilcinus (Montalcino). The most important permanent presence, which stands at a distance of three km from Montalcino, is found at the archeological site “Poggio della Civitella”. Since 1993, seasonal excavation have brought to the light Etruscan ruins belonging to the Archaic and the Hellenistic period. During the VI century B.C the area contained a village and then a fortress composed of three series of walls presumably abandoned during the III century B.C.