Montaione
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Local legend says a young noble of Volterra named Ajone founded the village after rescuing a stolen bride, a tale Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger retold in verse during a stay here in 1623. Set in the Florentine Valdelsa near the border with the province of Pisa, Montaione once had furnaces making glass beakers and is ringed by a scatter of old castles.
Highlights
- The convent of San Vivaldo, with works attributed to Giovanni della Robbia
- San Regolo church and its late 13th-century Madonna by Guido da Graziano
- Castelfalfi, a castle rebuilt after the wars between Florence and Pisa
- The oratory of San Biagio, with an early Christian crypt
Summary based on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 3,492
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of the Holy Crucifix
- LiberartiFestival in the village streets and squares
- Festival della Musica Suonata
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
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Local food & wine
- Chianti DOCGWine
- Extra virgin olive oilOlive oil
- SaffronLocal produce
- HoneyLocal produce
Based on Wikipedia (Montaione) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
25 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 10
- Apartments and chalets 9
- Hotels 5
- Hostels 1
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Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Gambassi · ~8 min by car
- Hot spring: Sorgente il Palagio · ~17 min by car
- Hot spring: Mofeta dei Borboi · ~45 min by car
- Thermal spa: Le Caldane (IT) · ~46 min by car
- Hot spring: Terme di Casciana · ~50 min by car
- Thermal spa: Grotta Giusti Terme · ~55 min by car
- Hot spring: Pozzo Landa · ~1 h 03 by car
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Nearby member villages
- San Donato in Poggio · 26 km
- Montefioralle · 32 km
- Montescudaio · 33 km
- Casale Marittimo · 37 km
- Castelfranco di Sopra · 53 km