Certaldo: birthplace of Giovanni Boccaccio the author of the Decameron, and one of the most important writers of the 14th century, home many buildings of historic and artistic interest. The top of the town magnificent views of the surrounding countryside is connected by a funicular.
Castelfiorentino: In the Middle Ages this area was an "area of the street", in which the country was built near the intersection of Via Francigena and Via Volterra, becoming the place of transit for pilgrims and travelers from Northern Europe were in Rome. It houses some churches and museums including that of the painter Benozzo Gozzoli.
San Gimignano: characteristic for the medieval architecture of its historic center and the many towers is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. To visit the city museum full of paintings of the Florentine and Sienese school of the thirteenth and the big tower in 1300.
Volterra: famous for the extraction and processing of alabaster has a major center of Etruscan origin with various archaeological sites and museums.
Immediately around Monteolivo
Destination |
Distance in Km |
Average time by car in minutes (*) |
Certaldo | 6,6 | 12 |
Castelfiorentino | 7,8 | 14 |
San Gimignano | 18 | 27 |
Within an hour by car
Destination |
Distance in Km |
Average time by car in minutes (*) |
Firenze | 40 | 57 |
Volterra | 44,7 | 57 |
Siena | 49,5 | 60 |
Within 1 h e 40 min. by car
Destination |
Distance in Km |
Average time by car in minutes (*) |
Pisa | 69,5 | 78 (1 h 18’) |
Livorno | 76,2 | 81 (1 h 21’) |
Lucca | 106 | 90 (1 h 30’) |
Viareggio | 108 | 96 (1 h 36’) |
Forte dei Marmi | 115 | 99 (1 h 39’) |
Port/Airport/Train stations
Distance in Km |
Average time by car in minutes (*) |
|
Stazione Ferroviaria Castelfiorentino (1) | 7,8 | 14 |
Firenze Aereoporto A.Vespucci | 42 | 56 |
Pisa Aereoporto Galileo Galilei | 69,1 | 73 (1 h 13’) |
Stazione Marittima Livorno | 76,4 | 82 (1 h 22’) |
Note:
(1) Near the station there is a car parking on payment . Trains to Florence every hour
* Average time: the real time dipends on trafic conditions