 Cortona (50 km), was originally an Etruscan centre and the ancient town walls and the many tombs to be found in the area are evidence of this. |
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 Radicofani (15 km), the town is dominated by the fortress overlooking the valley of the river Paglia. |
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 Sarteano (7 km) originally a Stone Age settlement, Sarteano later became a flourishing Etruscan centre linked to Chiusi. |
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 Cetona (15 km) originally an Etruscan village, the typical mediaeval town developed in a spiral around its castle between 1207 and 1214. |
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 Petroio (22 km), although of Etruscan origin the town’s name probably derives from the Latin “Praetorium”. |
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 Trequanda (30 km). Only parts of the walls and two of the original gateways of this old mediaeval town remain. |
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 Montalcino (46 km) is an enchanting town surrounded by imposing stone walls and situated on a lofty hill looking out over a countryside swathed in olive groves and vineyards. |
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 San Quirico d'Orcia (31 km) is a mediaeval town dating back to the 8th century and built along the Via Francigena, an ancient pilgrim route.
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 Bagno Vignoni (25 km) is a charming Mediaeval spa town built high above a gorge through which runs the river Orcia. |
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 Pienza (25 km) is a small but elegant Renaissance town, the birthplace of Enea Silvio Piccolomini who became Pope Pius II. |
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 Monticchiello (6 km), in Etruscan and Roman times the town was at the centre of an important crossroad connecting towns and villages in the area. |
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 Montepulciano (10 km) is a charming and interesting town built on the slopes of a hill dominating the south-eastern part of Tuscany and the border with Umbria. |
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 Chiusi (15 km) was an extremely important Etruscan city |
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