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Abbazia di Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto, Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Asciano (SI), Toscana [1]
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Trekking in Toscana | Montalcino - Buonconvento - Abbazia Monte Oliveto Maggiore |
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There are many things to do in Montalcino, a Tuscan town perched on a hill above the picturesque Val d’Orcia. Hiking in the beautiful UNESCO World Heritage site of the Val d'Orcia is a good choice, and several hikes start in Montalcino.
This itinerary starts at the Viale Piero Strozzi and the Chiesa della Madonna del Soccorso. A beautiful square behind the church offers some great views on the northern slopes of Montalcino, towards Siena. You can park your car on Parcheggio Viale Strozzi. Climb the stairs towards the Duomo and the piazza on Via Spagni. Nice views of the city, and the small gardens and vineyards of the citizens. Walk down the stairs (Costa Spagni) and enjoy a brief walk through the city, along the Piazza del Popolo, the main square of Montalcino, and leads you along the Via Giuseppe Mazzini. Turn right at Via Lapini and leave town through the Porta Burelli.
This hike takes you to an astoundingly attractive area, the Crete Senesi, and to some of the most beautiful valleys in southern Tuscany. You walk along strade bianche or 'white streets', dotted with silvery olive orchards, small villages, and vineyards.
This region is also the epitome of perfect wine country, boasting one of Italy's most famous appellations, Brunello di Montalcino. So a wine tour could be part of your pleasure. Several wineries along the track are open to visit and to taste their products.
The Strada bianca di Pieve a Salti leads from San Giovanni d'Asso to Buonconvento through the hills comprised between the rivers Ombrone and Asso. Along the way, you will find the località of Pieve a Salti. Lunch is possible here at Ristorante Podere Caprili (lunch: 12.30 - 14.00; dinner: 19.00 - 21.00 (open every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, bridges and public holidays and summer period June-September).
We reach Pieve a Salti after about 3 hours. The farm or Fattoria Pieve a Salti is divided into two complexes: Borgo di Pieve a Salti, and at 1 km Podere Caprili, that hosts a restaurant.
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Montalcino - Buonconvento - Abbazia Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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To continue, we follow the extraordinary white road of Pieve a Salti until a curve to the left, where we turn right (km 17,6) towards Chiusure and the abbey Monte Oliveto Maggiore.
Just before the village of Chiusure, wonderful views on the Crete Senesi and the abbey open up on your left.
Enjoy a lunch in Locanda Paradiso (Via Porta Senese 25) in Chiusure or Ristorante La Torre in Monte Oliveto Maggiore.
From Chiusure you continue to the abbey on asphalt road. When you reach the cemetery, turn left cutting a hairpin, and walk to the entrance of the Abbey and Ristorante La Torre, a good alternative for your lunch.
From here you continue on a long avenue lined with cypress trees until you reach the Abbey of Monte Oliveto Maggiore, a large Benedictine monastery surrounded by cypress trees.
Do not miss the frescoes by Luca Signorelli and Sodoma in the cloisters.
You can divide this itinerary into two trails.
From Montalcino to Buonconvento | 16 km | 3 hours circa | gpx
Buonconvento - Abbazia Monte Oliveto Maggiore | 11.60 km | gpx
Directions
Download gpx tracks here
Lenghth: 27 km | 5,5 hours circa
Total climb 698 m
Total descent 940 m
Similar tracks | Hiking trails in the Arbia, Ombrone and Orcia valleys
Walking from Montalcino to San Quirico d'Orcia | 13,07 km
Buonconvento - San-Quirico-d'Orcia | Via Francigena | 17 km
Siena - Ponte d'Arbia - Buonconvento | Via Francigena | 26 km - 5 km
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Panorama of Buonconvento, Province of Siena
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Buonconvento, Porta Senese |
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Biancane nelle Crete Senesi vicino a Monte Oliveto Maggiore |
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Chiusure and the Campanile of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore [2]
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore, barbacane (1323-1526 restaurato nell'ottocento) |
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| Monte Oliveto Maggiore [1] |
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore, church and belltower [1]
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Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Campanile[3]
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Chiostro grande del monastero di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Album Monastero di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
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Il Sodoma, Frescoes in the the Great Cloister, Abbazia, Monteoliveto Maggiore, Come Benedetto lascia la casa paterna e recasi a studio in Roma
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Wineries
The wine estates outside the city are easy to visit and organize tastings and tours of the domain. It’s appropriate to make reservations for a tasting or a tour at most wineries, so contact them a few days in advance.
A map on which all wine growers are well indicated can be found here. A nice selection from the more than 220 winegrowers can be found here.
Montalcino | Torrenieri | Brunello di Montalcino wineries on the northern-east slopes of Montalcino
Restaurants
Torrenieri
Osteria dei Briganti e dei Poeti
Osteria dei Briganti e dei Poeti
Strada Provinciale 137, 53024 Torrenieri
+39 329 604 6174
Website Facebook: www.facebook.comti
Buonconvento
Agriturismo Pieve a Salti
Agriturismo Pieve a Salti
Loc. Pieve a Salti
53022 Buonconvento (Siena)
Ristorante Podere Caprili
Pranzo: 12.30 - 14.00 (Aperto ogni venerdì, sabato, domenica, ponti e festività e periodo estivo giugno- settembre).
Cena: 19.00 - 21.00
Chiusure
Locanda Paradiso
Locanda Paradiso
Via Porta Senese 25, 53041 Chiusure, Asciano
+39 0577707117
Website Facebook: /www.facebook.com/Locanda-Il-Paradiso
Ristorante La Torre
Ristorante La Torre
Localita' Monteoliveto Maggiore, 2, 53041 Asciano
+39 0577 707022
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Madonna del Soccorso, Church in Montalcino, where our itinerary starts. The church was initially built at the site of the church of Porta al Corniolo, a chapel set against the walls of the town [2]
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Podere Santa Pia is a beautiful stone farmhouse only 2 km away from Castiglioncello Bandini. The main house is spacious, comfortable and well furnished and offers its guests a breathtaking view over the Maremma hills. Podere Santa Pia is surrounded by a backdrop of hills and macchia mediterranea: wild, untamed and completely natural vegetation, wonderful for walking and exploring.
A winding scenic road, just outside the village of Castiglioncello Bandini, is leading to this former cloister, hidden in a seduced valley.
The main house is spacious, comfortable and well furnished and offers its guests a breathtaking view over the Maremma hills. Podere Santa Pia is surrounded by a backdrop of hills and macchia mediterranea: wild, untamed and completely natural vegetation, wonderful for walking and exploring on a variety of different terrain with fantastic views everywhere you turn.
Traveling in Tuscany| Holiday homes in southern Tuscany | Podere Santa Pia
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Podere Santa Pia, mystic holiday home in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma
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A beautiful early evening by the pool, in the resplendent Tuscan sun, time takes on a languid quality
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Visia da Podere Santa Pia, fino al mare e Montecristo
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‘And then, suddenly, a view opens up. The hills recede, slowly and cautiously. You stand still, as if to leave would be a betrayal.’
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La Maremma Toscana, scoprire la Toscana più autentica [3]
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Il Cipresso Solitario di Ville di Corsano, Monteroni d'Arbia
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Giardino, Podere Santa Pia
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Site Transitoire, il capolavoro di Jean Paul Philippe nel cuore delle Crete Senesi, e Siena sullo sfondo
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Early morning light at the private swimming pool at Podere Santa Pia
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A beautiful spring morning by the pool, a natural jewel nestled amidst the verdant Tuscan hill
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The night pool at Podere Santa Pia exudes a hypnotic sense of purity
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Podere Santa Pia, situated in a particularly scenic valley, which overlooks on the hills around Scansano, up to the Maremma seashore and Montecristo. Montecristo was immortalised by the novelist Alexandre Dumas as the location for a stash of buried treasures in his novel The Count Of Montecristo.
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[1] Photo by Acer11, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, 2.5 Generic, 2.0 Generic and 1.0 Generic license.
[2] Photo by Liga Due, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
[3] Photo by aurelio candido, published under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) license.
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Music festivals in Tuscany | Music festival Collegium Vocale Crete Senesi
Annual music festival under the artistic direction of Philippe Herreweghe in the beautiful region of the Crete Senesi in Tuscany. Philippe Herreweghe lives in Chiusure.
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