Guidebook for Montisi

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Guidebook for Montisi

Shopping

Great selection of easy high fashion for men and women in this fiercely independent store
Gerard Company di Paolo Pecchioli Snc
Great selection of easy high fashion for men and women in this fiercely independent store
They specialize in the famous Chianina beef. My favourite butcher anywhere.
Macelleria Ricci
They specialize in the famous Chianina beef. My favourite butcher anywhere.

Essentials

This is for the big shop whereas most villages have a charming local Alimentari, including Montisi
24 locals recommend
Coop
173 Via Pier Paolo Pasolini
24 locals recommend
This is for the big shop whereas most villages have a charming local Alimentari, including Montisi

Parks & Nature

81 locals recommend
Monte Amiata
81 locals recommend
It's unspoiled
6 locals recommend
Parco Della Maremma Uffici station
6 locals recommend
It's unspoiled

Food Scene

The food is modern and delicious
Relais Il Chiostro di Pienza
26 Corso il Rossellino
The food is modern and delicious
Super inventive and unexpectedly refined
Osteria Perillà
74 Borgo Maestro
Super inventive and unexpectedly refined
Small family run good Tuscan food
13 locals recommend
Ristorante Daria
3 Via S. Luigi
13 locals recommend
Small family run good Tuscan food
It's in a charming location and serves well-prepared Tuscan staples.
Locanda di Casalmustia
3 Piazza Della Pieve
It's in a charming location and serves well-prepared Tuscan staples.
Simply delicious food and a charming host, Massimo
11 locals recommend
La Locanda del Castello
4 Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II
11 locals recommend
Simply delicious food and a charming host, Massimo

Sightseeing

One of the live One of the most beautiful public spaces in the world
165 locals recommend
Il Campo
50 Il Campo
165 locals recommend
One of the live One of the most beautiful public spaces in the world
The abbey complex has a cloister with a stunning cycle of frescoes about the life of Saint Benedict, founder of the abbey's order. The setting is magical. Be there by midday to ensure entry.
126 locals recommend
Monte Oliveto Maggiore Abbey
Monte Oliveto Maggiore
126 locals recommend
The abbey complex has a cloister with a stunning cycle of frescoes about the life of Saint Benedict, founder of the abbey's order. The setting is magical. Be there by midday to ensure entry.

Arts & Culture

It contains the masterpiece of 'The Allegory of Good and Bad Government' (1340) by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in its state rooms. Good Government depicts the Sienese landscape more or less as we see it today.
76 locals recommend
Pubblico Palace
1 Piazza del Campo
76 locals recommend
It contains the masterpiece of 'The Allegory of Good and Bad Government' (1340) by Ambrogio Lorenzetti in its state rooms. Good Government depicts the Sienese landscape more or less as we see it today.
Piero della Francesca's Allegory of the True Cross is in my top ten of all Italian art. Arezzo too is a lively town that hasn't been overrun with tourists.
49 locals recommend
San Francesco, Arezzo
1 Piazza S. Francesco
49 locals recommend
Piero della Francesca's Allegory of the True Cross is in my top ten of all Italian art. Arezzo too is a lively town that hasn't been overrun with tourists.