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

Welcome to Montone Italy. If you’are planning to visit Montone 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 Montone 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 Montone and its territory.  Share and suggest a place you've visited.

One day in Montone, Perugia, itineraries to discover

Montone, artistic sign of an artisan shop in the streets of the village
Montone, artistic sign of an artisan shop in the streets of the village

Narrow and winding roads that travel it in every sense the village of Montone, with staircases that allow you to easily overcome the most points ugrave; steep, in a succession of unforgettable images of overlapping architectures, rampant arches, dark and fresh shadows that open onto squares and vegetable gardens rich in light and color.

Montone offers its visitors numerous opportunities to spend relaxing and unforgettable moments in close contact with the historical and artistic heritage.

In this regard, the visit of the fourteenth-century Church of San Francesco and its Art Gallery and the Ethnographic Museum is essential. The church has a single nave structure, polygonal apse, truss cover, is preceded by a portico, adjacent to it we find a cloister also later and restored.

The church began to be frescoed since the early fourteenth century and the cycle of frescoes from the apse commissioned by Braccio da Montone to Antonio Alberti, depicts the Stories of the Life of Saint Francis and scenes from the Final Judgment.

The art gallery today houses various valuable works, including the Madonna della Misericordia by Bartolomeo Caporali, is the “wooden Deposition, by Bottega Altotiberina coming from from the Parish Church of San Gregorio.

In addition, the ethnographic museum hosts material testimonies from East Africa. Other places of interest are the former monastery of Santa Caterina, now home to the municipal library and historical archive and the former Church of San Fedele now auditorium now annexed to the theater municipal.

In Montone it is also possible to visit the Astronomical Observatory of Coloti, the Collegiate Church, the Rocca D' Aries, the ruins of the Rocca di Braccio Fortebracci, San Fedele with the theater, the Municipal Library and the Historical Archives. Outside the city walls, in the direction of Carpini, is the Pieve di San Gregorio.

Numerous and good level are the accommodation facilities such as Hotels, Farmhouses, Bed and Breakfast, Holiday homes, Guest houses, Restaurants and traditional inns where you can taste traditional dishes and local products such as cheeses, cold cuts, mushrooms and truffles etc... Not surprisingly Montone & amp; egrave; became a full part of the exclusive club of the “100 most beautiful villages in Italy.

written by John Maxwell - Last update: 11/08/2022
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What To See near Montone

Umbertide (6 Km)

Castello di Civitella Ranieri

The Castle of Civitella Ranieri dates back to 1078 and was the work of the brother of Duke Guglielmo di Monferrato, Raniero. The building was completed by the son of Raniero who built a citadel from which also derives the name of the castle “Civitella”. It is composed of round mighty towers and protruding arches repeated in the facade with related windows. The castle has two doors, one to the south and one to the north from which it is possible to access the structure.

Other attractions in Montone

Are you looking for other ideas for sleeping in Montone?

MARIDIANA ALPACA COUNTRY HOUSES - >Umbertide
Umbertide (8 Km) - Frazione Niccone 173
Maridiana offers 2 beautiful stone houses , Il Casale and Casa Archi Farmhouses , both beautifully restored for an unforgettable vacation in the beautiful green of the Umbrian Upper Tiber Valley: art , food and wine , arts and crafts , nature and more ... we have the alpacas! Overlooking the beautiful Niccone Valley , on the border between Umbria and Tuscany , not far from Assisi and Perugia , our Vacation Rentals are the perfect choice for lovers of nature and eco-tourism , cultural, and religious tours, ideal for riders , hikers , bikers and families with children , as well as fans of engast
SEMIDIMELA  - >Gubbio
Gubbio (23 Km) - Località Petroia 36
The farmhause is set on a hill in Umbria, "the green heart of Italy". In this area there are many medieval buildings such as castles and abbeys. The surrounding countryside is luxuriant and green which contributes to the sense of pace and relaxation which our property offers to discerning holidat-makers. Our Agriturismo has about 9 hectares of farm land, cultivated without the use of chemicals pruducts. Our Agriturismo consists of 3 apartaments-2 sleeping 2 or more and the third sleeping two.
RESIDENZE DI PREGIO VILLA NUBA COLLE DI GIORGIO II - >Perugia
Perugia (27 Km) - Str. Eugubina 70 - Loc. Colle Giorgio Ii
CASTELLO DI RAMAZZANO - >Perugia
Perugia (23 Km) - Strada Di Ramazzano,7

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