Choose a luxury hotel near Montalcino with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and unwind in a medieval citadel overlooking Tuscan valleys. Enjoy one of Italy’s top red wines while gazing down at the vineyards that produce it.
Luxury things to do in Montalcino
Take a personal tour of the wine cellars of Brunello di Montalcino, where wine-makers offer tastings of this highly prized red wine. Montalcino’s perfectly preserved medieval Fortress has remained unvanquished despite constant raids from Siena and Florence. The Musei Riuniti holds priceless treasures of the Sienese school and ornately crafted sculptures and crucifixes.
Luxury activities in Montalcino
After a champagne breakfast, an expertly trained British pilot guides your own private hot-air balloon over the olive groves and truffle forests above Montalcino, Pienza and Siena. A 4x4 safari takes you to the Alpi Apuane quarry to see the brilliant white Carrara marble that Michelangelo used to create his statue of David. Take an independent, customised cycle tour of this unspoilt corner of Tuscany, along quiet country lanes lined by cypress trees and through chestnut woods.
Gourmet Montalcino
Rich hearty dishes of the Tuscan countryside are served overlooking peaceful olive groves. A ragù of wild rabbit or local wild boar are pungent partners for robust glasses of Brunello di Montalcino red wine. Slivers of white truffles bring out the full flavour of savoury risotto and pasta dishes. This is the home of panforte, a spiced bread of honey, fruit and nuts, dusted with icing sugar, whose secret recipe dates back to the 1300s.
Choose a luxury hotel in Montalcino with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and spend lazy days in a romantic medieval castle overlooking endless Tuscan hills. Bask in soothing thermal springs after an indulgent spa treatment.