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Historic village

Montaione

Italian comune

Montaione (FI), Tuscany

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At a glance

Elevation
342 m above sea level
Area
104,760,000 m²
Coordinates
43°33′12″ N, 10°54′42″ E

History and description

Montaione is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Florence. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").

Main sights

The church of San Regolo houses the Madonna del Buonconsiglio by Guido da Graziano (late 13th century)

Church and convent of San Vivaldo. The church has works attributed to Giovanni della Robbia, Benedetto Buglioni, Raffaellino del Garbo and Andrea Sansovino

Castles include those of:

Iano

Camporena, destroyed by the Florentines in 1329.

Vignale

Collegalli, now a patrician villa

Figline, known from the 12th century. It is owned by the Filicaja family.

Pozzolo, known from the 11th century. It contains murals by Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Augustus Wallis.

Barbialla, owned in the Middle Aged by the Cadolingians and the della Gherardesca families, then by the bishops of Volterra, the commune of San Miniato, the Republic of Florence and the Republic of Pisa.

Castelfafi, allegedly founded by the Lombards in the 8th century. It was a possession of the della Gherardesca and then of the bishops of Volterra. Later it was acquired by the Caetani. In 1554 it was sacked by the troops of Piero Strozzi.

Keep reading on Wikipedia

Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Montaione».

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Getting there

CastelfiorentinoTrain, nearest
7.4 km as the crow flies
Montaione
Aeroporto Firenze Amerigo Vespucci36.8 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Montaione?

Montaione is in Montaione, in the province of Firenze (Tuscany), Italy. GPS coordinates: 43.55333, 10.91167.

What else is there to see near Montaione?

Nearby you’ll find: San Vivaldo Monastery, Montaione (3.2 km away), Museum of Santa Verdiana (7.3 km away), Be-Go, Benozzo Gozzoli museum (7.4 km away).

Sources and licences

Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 6 photos
  1. MontaionePanorama8 — LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Cerreto, sala con veduta di ville di ruggero focardi, villa di pozzuolo (montaione) — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. Montaione ambulanza — Ildebrando 's great-grandfather, CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. Cerreto, sala con veduta di ville di ruggero focardi, villa di s.antonio (monatione) — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. Cerreto, sala con veduta di ville di ruggero focardi, villa di s.lucia (parto) — Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. ISS020-E-11711 - View of Italy — Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain

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