Museo della Collegiata
Chianciano Terme
The Collegiate Church Museum is located inside the eighteenth-century Arcipretal Palace of Chianciano Terme. Among the most important works is a Polyptych by the Master of Chianciano, in which a splendid Madonna and Child is depicted. Also interesting is the table that represents Giovanni Battista while supporting the ancient Chianciano.
Museo Civico Archeologico delle Acque
Chianciano Terme
The Archaeological Museum of Water is located near the historic center of the city. The exhibition is dedicated to issues concerning the history of the territory of Chianciano. Great interest are the ancient tombs dating back to the last years of the 7th century BC, the necropolis of Morelli as well as a princely tomb reported to life size.
Tempio della Madonna della Rosa
Chianciano Terme
The most beautiful church in Chianciano, designed by Baldassarre Lanci, in 1569, architect of the Duke of Urbino. Inside, the image of Our Lady of the Rose is painted on a wall.
Torre dell’Orologio
Chianciano Terme
An imposing medieval tower on which is represented the coat of arms of the Medici family, added when the Signoria of Florence had the ultimate control of the town.
Museo Archeologico delle Acque
Chianciano Terme
Opened in 1997, it collects archaeological material discovered in the municipal area as a result of capillary research; it exhibits numerous Etruscan findings.
Museo Etrusco delle Acque
Chianciano Terme
With Chiusi Chianciano Terme as well as UNESCO heritage sites, Terme, medieval center boasts the most important center of ETRUSCAN civilization, world headquarters of the Etruscan Museum of Water
Museo di Palazzo "Piccolomini"
Pienza
(11 Km)
The Museum of Palazzo “Piccolomini” is located on the first floor of the eponymous Palace built in the fifteenth century as the residence of Pope Pius II. The museum area exhibits works that portray Enea Silvio Piccolomini and houses living materials, such as the bedroom of the well-known Pope. The adjoining library contains books, bubbles and writings from the period of Pope Pius II and Pope Pius III.
Museo Diocesano
Pienza
(11 Km)
The headquarters of the Diocesan Museum of Pienza was inaugurated in 1998 inside the Bishop's Palace. The museum is divided into eleven rooms along which are exhibited ecclesiastical works coming from the Duomo and the surrounding territory. The most important work is located in the fourth room and depicts the “Stories of Our Lady”, of Saint Margaret of Antioch and Saint Catherine of Alexandria, donated to the Pope by Thomas Paleologist.
Museo Civico Archeologico
Sarteano
(8 Km)
Located in the sixteenth-century Palazzo Gabrielli, the Civic Archaeological Museum was founded in 1997 in Sarteano.
La tomba della quadriga infernale
Sarteano
(8 Km)
The tomb of the "quadriga infernale" lies in Sarteano in the necropolis of the Pianacce and is one of the most significant testimonies of the Etruscan painting of the 4th century BC.
Museo Comunale
Lucignano
(26 Km)
The Municipal Museum is located on the ground floor of the thirteenth-century Palazzo Comunale di Lucignano. Inside it, it houses various sacred materials from different churches in the territory and from the Hospital of Sant'Anna. The most valuable work is represented by the Golden Tree, a rare and wonderful reliquary, about 2 meters high that was located inside the church of San Francesco.
Museo Civico e Diocesano d'Arte Sacra
Montalcino
(26 Km)
The Civic and Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art was inaugurated in 1958 at the headquarters of the former Convent of Sant'Agostino di Montalcino. It includes 12 rooms that extend over three floors and present materials and works of Medieval and Modern art from the Province of Siena and the surrounding area. The most significant work is that depicting the Madonna with the Child by Luke di Tommè.
Museo Storico del Vetro e della Bottiglia "J. F. Mariani"
Montalcino
(27 Km)
The Historical Museum of Glass and the Bottle “J. F. Mariani” is housed in the rooms of the Castle of Poggio alle Mura di Montalcino. It collects different collections of glass art from the Egyptians era up to the works of the Venetian masters. There are rare bottles dating back to the 18th century by English masters as well as a collection of bottles mounted on art Nouveau silver.
Museo diocesano della cattedrale
Chiusi
(9 Km)
The Diocesan Museum of the Cathedral was established in 1932. Towards the end of 1986 it was expanded and renewed at the hands of Alberto Giglioli. In 1990, four new rooms were opened in the Palazzo Vecovile.
Parco Museo Minerario
Abbadia San Salvatore
(22 Km)
The Mining Museum of Abbadia San Salvatore consists of five rooms of which: Room 1 composed of Geology, Room 2 with Amiata and Mercury, Room 3 with the history of the Abbadia S.Salvatore mine, the Room 4 with drawings, objects and more, and to finish room 5 with other activities.
Museo 'A. Cassioli'
Asciano
(29 Km)
Built in 1991, the Cassioli museum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 10.00 to 13.00 and from 14.30 to 17.00. All the works present inside were granted by the Art Institute “Duccio di Buonisegna” in Siena.
Museo Archeologico e d'Arte Sacra
Asciano
(30 Km)
The Museum of Sacred and Archaeological Art contains one of the most important collections of the Musei Senesi foundation, the network created to unite the 25 museums of the Province of Siena. The museum of sacred art displays tables, wooden sculptures, canvases and sacred furnishings coming from the religious buildings of Asciano and its territory with some fundamental works for the history of medieval Sienese art, like the Nativity of the Virgin of the Master of Observance and the St. Michael the Archangel by Ambrogio Lorenzetti.
Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Asciano
(26 Km)
It is a monastic complex located in the municipality of Asciano. The Abbey was born on a hill inside the woods where you can find: pines, oaks and cypresses. It is considered one of the most important monuments in Tuscany.
Castello di Bibbiano
Buonconvento
(31 Km)
The Castle of Bibbiano is an imposing medieval castle surrounded by a moat with drawbridge to increase defenses. Inside the Castle we find the Annunciation, the latest work by Pietro Lorenzetti, and the Madonna in the Chapel of the Castle, by Baldassarre Peruzzi.
Castello di Ripa
Castiglione d'Orcia
(17 Km)
The Castle of Ripa, is an architectural complex located in Castiglione d'Orcia. It is also possible to visit its interior.
Rocca
Castiglione del Lago
(30 Km)
The Rocca del Castiglione del Lago is a magnificent structure whose construction was started in the twelfth century. Its walls are polygonal in shape and is equipped with 4 towers. The peculiarity of the Rocca is the number three that is repeated on various occasions. As in the town where three squares live together, three main streets, three gates. The fortification was the most important structure of Lake Trasimeno.
Fortezza Medicea
Lucignano
(26 Km)
The Medici Fortress was built on a hill for defensive purposes. Its structure includes two ramparts, different from each other, and a curtain. The project was much bigger and more impressive but it was never finished. Today only the ruins remain, even these are preserved rather badly.
Cassero e Torre Senese
Lucignano
(26 Km)
Cassero and Torre Sienese is an ancient building, dating back to the Middle Ages, around the middle of 1300. The structure was designed by Bartolo Bartoli, who made it an addition to the city defenses, also incorporating the tower that rises high and imposing. Both have a square plan. Currently, the property is privately owned and is undergoing renovation, but tourists can still admire it from outside.
Porta San Giusto
Lucignano
(25 Km)
The Gate of San Giusto takes its name from the church dedicated to San Giusto, in fact, which is located nearby. Today he is in a state of degradation.
Porta San Giovanni
Lucignano
(26 Km)
The Porta San Giovanni is located in the municipality of Lucignano. Currently, it is in very poor storage conditions. For this reason, a restoration project is underway. The project is carried out by the architect Alessio Bartolozzi of the Urban Planning Office of the Municipality of Lucignano.
Castello Poggio alle Mura
Montalcino
(34 Km)
The Poggio alle Mura Castle was built in 1438 on a hill located between the river Orcia and Ombrone. Its ideal location has placed the fortress at the center of disputes between the Republic of Siena, the Aldobrandeschi and Florence. The ownership of the Castle has passed into management to several families including that of the Ptolemies and the Placid. The structure of the building has a square plan consisting of several buildings closed by a curtain wall. The property is currently owned by Banfi Spa, which has brought changes by adapting the fortress to a wine tourism center.
Chiesa di San Michele
Montalcino
(33 Km)
Located in the small town of Castiglione del Bosco in Montalcino, the Church of San Michele is a sacred building built before the 18th century. Behind the central nave you can see many frescoes by Pietro Lorenzetti.
Castello Altesi
Montalcino
(27 Km)
Located on a hill, Castello Altesi is located on the border between the municipalities of Montalcino and Buonconvento. It was built in the 15th century, to host the troops of Don Alvaro di Sande during the Republic of Siena in Montalcino.
Fortezza Medicea
Montalcino
(26 Km)
The Medici Fortress was built in 1381 by Mino Foresi and Domenico Feo. It is located in the historic center of Montalcino and is characterized by a pentagonal plan with high and irregular corner towers. The Medici coat of arms is placed on the external walls and the spur is also from the Medici era. The inner courtyard is currently used as a venue for shows and cultural initiatives.
Rocca di Monticchiello
Pienza
(8 Km)
The Rocca di Monticchiello dates back to the 13th century and is located on the walled village of the homonymous municipality. Only the Sienese formwork remains of the construction, consisting of walls and stone beccatelli. The walls were equipped with a walkway, and were interspersed with various towers of varying sizes.
Castelluccio
Pienza
(3 Km)
Also called Castelluccio dei Bifolchi, it was fortified in the fourteenth century with two corner towers still intact. In 1787 it was transformed into a 'fortified farm'. Since then, it has gone through various owners.
Le mura e la Fortezza
Montalcino
(26 Km)
The walls of Montalcino were built in the thirteenth century, while the fortress was built by Sienese architects in 1361 with pentagonal structure and slender corner towers and incorporating part of the walls.
Collegiata dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta
San Quirico d'Orcia
(17 Km)
The collegiate church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta is a sacred building of medieval origin located in San Quirico d'Orcia.
Antica Posta di Braccio
Panicale
(23 Km)
Renaissance palace located south of the park of Lake Trasimeno, near Sant'Arcangelo. Visible the halls with a cross vault and monumental fireplace in Nenfro. An ancient coat of arms of Braccio I Baglioni. Wells of the time provided by an active source.
Castello Monte Gualandro
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
(28 Km)
The Castle of Monte Gualandro, surrounded by pine trees, cypresses and olive trees, is located after the town of Tuoro, the last village before the border of Umbria and Tuscany.
Built between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, with inserts Etruscan and Roman, consists of four towers and a large door that leads to the east.
Chiesa di San Salvatore
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
(28 Km)
The church of San Salvatore is a romanesque building dating from the twelfth century. It has a beautiful stone portal with reliefs depicting animals and plant decorations, dates from the second half of the twelfth century.
Centro di documentazione permanente su Annibale e la battaglia del Trasimeno
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
(28 Km)
The Centre, inaugurated in the early months of 1996, brings together a permanent exhibition on the subject of Hannibal and the various theories about the Battle of Trasimeno.By utilising the various stopping-places along the route, it is possible to identify the areas where the confrontation took place, and to visit the "ustrina", the huge pits which Hannibal had dug to burn the corpses.
Campo del Sole
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
(28 Km)
Campo del sole is an impressive architectural ensemble, an open-air museum, unique in its kind, which is located in Punta Navaccia. Designed by the famous artist Pietro Cascella, the project was carried out on several occasions since the summer of 1985 to the autumn of 1989 and represent the figure of a large spiral made up of 27 columns-sculptures.
Parco Artistico Naturale e Culturale della Val D'Orcia
San Quirico d'Orcia
(17 Km)
Born to ensure the conservation of the artistic and natural heritage of the Val d'Orcia, since 1996 he deals with the realization of projects that see man and the territory protagonists.
Chiesa di Pieve di Confine
Tuoro sul Trasimeno
(28 Km)
The Church is located in the border between Perugia and Cortona, in the west part of the town of Tuoro sul Trasimeno. It is a romanesque building, of the XIth century, and nowadays is stil well preserved.