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Things to do in Buonconvento Italy – what to see attractions and activities

Welcome to Buonconvento Italy. If you’are planning to visit Buonconvento for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Buonconvento and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Buonconvento and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

What To See near Buonconvento

Montalcino (3 Km)

Castello Altesi

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.

Asciano (7 Km)

Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore

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.

Murlo (8 Km)

Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate

The Antiquarium of Poggio Civitate was created in 1988 and contains a large number of archaeological finds. The most valuable is a princely home that testifies to the importance of the Etruscans in the Ombrone Valley. In the Museum there is also a workshop that deals with archaeological restorations.

Murlo (8 Km)

Porta e Borgo Fortificato

The small medieval village is located on a hill surrounded by a city wall built during the twelfth century in the province of Siena. The structure was the capital of the area that was owned by the Bishops of Siena. The village, still today, preserves its original medieval structure in good condition.

Montalcino (9 Km)

Museo Civico e Diocesano d'Arte Sacra

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.

Montalcino (9 Km)

Fortezza Medicea

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.

Montalcino (9 Km)

Le mura e la Fortezza

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.

Montalcino (9 Km)

Chiesa di San Michele

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.

Montalcino (10 Km)

Museo Storico del Vetro e della Bottiglia "J. F. Mariani"

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.

Murlo (11 Km)

Torre del Castello di Crevole

The Tower of the Castle of Crevole, in medieval times, was one of the most important centers in the area. During the Siena War, the Castle was destroyed by the imperial troops who spared only the Tower. Today, only the ruins that are part of a farm remain.

Asciano (13 Km)

Museo 'A. Cassioli'

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.

San Quirico d'Orcia (13 Km)

Collegiata dei Santi Quirico e Giulitta

The collegiate church of Saints Quirico and Giulitta is a sacred building of medieval origin located in San Quirico d'Orcia.

San Quirico d'Orcia (13 Km)

Parco Artistico Naturale e Culturale della Val D'Orcia

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.

Asciano (13 Km)

Museo Archeologico e d'Arte Sacra

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.

San Quirico d'Orcia (13 Km)

Horti Leonini

The Horti Leonini is an Italian garden located in the ancient bulwarks of San Quirico d'Orcia (Siena). Built around 1581, the Horti have maintained the original structure until today.

San Quirico d'Orcia (13 Km)

Bosco di cipressi

This cypress forest is located in the municipality of San Quirico d'Orcia. Some time ago, the area was full of these thickets called tomboli and were used by hunters to recall the birds and then kill them.

Siena (15 Km)

Eremo di Lecceto

The Hermitage of Lecceto dates back to 1223, although over the centuries it has undergone many reconstructions, it has remained almost intact. It was known as early as the fifteenth century as a mystical center of the activity of Saint Catherine of Siena, later becoming the home of the English theologian William Flete. The interior was renovated and has Baroque tastes, still preserving the fourteenth-century frescoes. In 1502 Cardinal Egidio da Viterbo was fascinated by the history of the building so much as to compose a written work.

Bagno Vignoni (16 Km)

Piazza delle Sorgenti

The Piazza delle Sorgenti is located in the center of the locality Bagno Vignoni and is formed by a rectangular bathtub from which for more than a thousand years a thermal water rich in beneficial properties flows.

Siena (17 Km)

Palazzo Piccolomini-Clementini

The Piccolomini-Clementini Palace was built in the fourteenth century. In addition to the Gothic style in the structure we can also find works with Renaissance characteristics. In the early 19th century, the structure was renovated in neoclassical style by the architect Agostino Fantastici. Inside it is possible to admire the works of the painter Giovan Battista of Jacomo del Capanna, works by Cesare Maffei and numerous works of art made for the Piccolomini-Clementini family.

Pienza (17 Km)

Museo di Palazzo "Piccolomini"

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.

Pienza (17 Km)

Museo Diocesano

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.

Castiglione d'Orcia (17 Km)

Castello di Ripa

The Castle of Ripa, is an architectural complex located in Castiglione d'Orcia. It is also possible to visit its interior.

Serre di Rapolano (17 Km)

Museo dell' Antica Grancia

The Ancient Grancia Museum provides an articulated route that offers the public the opportunity to learn about the processing of wine and oil in the ancient grain deposit called “grancia”. Particularly interesting is the space dedicated to olive growing and the preservation of oil, which took place in the appropriate ziri in the twentieth century.

Montalcino (19 Km)

Castello Poggio alle Mura

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.

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Borgo Personatina

Sovicille (26 Km) - Strada Di Personatina 16

e-mail www +390577315926

Hotel Villa Ricci

Chianciano Terme (29 Km) - Via.Le G. Di Vittorio, 51

e-mail www

Agriturismo La Crociona

Montalcino (9 Km) - Loc. La Croce, 15

e-mail www +390577847133

Our holiday farm has been awarded a rating of three "grains" for the completeness of the facilities it offers, all of the finishing touches and the setting, which we are very proud of. Located 2.8km from Montalcino, surrounded by vineyards, olive groves and its own wood, it has seven apartments with private covered parking, partially covered terrace, garden furniture, barbecue, umbrellas, shaded garden, private pool, token-operated hot tub for six people, a shop of typical products and conference hall.

Agriturismo Il Colle di Burroni Giancarlo

Siena (21 Km) - Strada Del Tinaio, 2 - Loc. Ruffolo

e-mail www +390577364795

Situated in Siena in the Tuscany Region, 3.8 km from Piazza del Campo, Agriturismo Il Colle boasts a seasonal outdoor pool and barbecue. Free WiFi is provided and free private parking is available on site. Each room has a flat-screen TV. Some rooms feature a seating area where you can relax. You will find a coffee machine in the room. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom equipped with a shower. A TV with satellite channels is offered. You will find a 24-hour front desk at the property. The farm stay also offers free use of bicycles. National Picture Gallery Siena is 3.9 km from Agriturismo Il Colle, while Palazzo Chigi Saracini is 3.9 km from the property. Peretola Airport is 57 km away.

Piccolo Borgo Gagnoni

Sinalunga (23 Km) - Calcione, 108 - Fraz. Rigomagno

e-mail www +390575-836983

Piccolo Borgo Gagnoni has everything you need for an ideal dream holiday in Tuscany. Our exclusive holiday estate lies between Siena and Arezzo in a protected nature reserve on the edge of the Crete Senese in Tuscany. The estate is surrounded by a stirring Tuscan landscape with farmland and woods and offers an extensive view of the Val di Chiana in the distance. There are 10 holiday homes with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms. You can choose the accommodation most suited for your holiday in Tuscany on the basis of a detailed description, accompanying photographs and ground plans on our website www.gagnoni.it .

Lucciola Bella

Pienza (24 Km) - Loc. La Foce

e-mail www +39057852035

The farmhouse is situated within the ‘Lucciola Bella’ Nature Riserve, south west of Pienza in a small corner of the typical landscape of the crete senesi. In fact the striking feature of the nature reserve is this unusual landscape of the ‘calanchi’ and ‘biancane’ formed during the last Ice Age. These particular formations are host to important but rare plants and wildlife especially birds. The farmhouse has a long history, it was 1924 when the Marquess Origo bought the farm at ‘La Foce’ along with numerous hectares of land. It was a time when the Val d’Orcia was inhospitable with no forms of vegetation. The Marquess together with his wife undertook an enormous land improvement programme in the area and amongst other things they also built several farmhouses (Lucciola Bella is one ), giving life to a new political and social era. The famous road with its cypress trees which leads to the farmhouse was created by the architect Cecil Pinsent who also designed the villa and the gardens at ‘La Foce’.