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Montepulciano
A Renaissance hilltop town in southern Tuscany celebrated for its Vino Nobile wine and elegant Piazza Grande.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Chianciano Terme
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Chianciano Terme
Chianciano Terme works well as a base: 15 minutes from Montepulciano, 21km from Val d'Orcia.
Chianciano Terme is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Montepulciano, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Chianciano Terme?
Within an hour or so of Chianciano Terme: Montepulciano (7 km), Pienza (11 km), Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields) (12 km), Val d'Orcia (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Chianciano Terme?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Autostrada del Sole and Passo della Futa.
Where is Chianciano Terme?
Chianciano Terme is in Tuscany, Italy, about 7 km from Montepulciano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,162
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.0418, 11.8120
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Chianciano Terme
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Pienza
A tiny Tuscan town redesigned in the 15th century as an ideal Renaissance city and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
11 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields)
The cypress-lined wheat fields of southern Tuscany are Maximus's home and the afterlife he walks toward in Gladiator.
12 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Val d'Orcia
A UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Abbey of Sant'Antimo
Luminous Romanesque abbey of pale travertine and alabaster standing alone among olive groves below Montalcino, founded: legend says, by Charlemagne. Time a visit for the canonical hours when chant fills the 12th-century nave.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
La Scarzuola
Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Orvieto
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Pitigliano
Tufa-rock town rising sheer from the Maremma canyons, riddled with Etruscan cave cellars and the sunken 'vie cave' walkways carved into the cliffs. Known as 'Little Jerusalem' for its historic Jewish quarter and synagogue.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Chianciano Terme
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 21 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
- 69 kmStrada Chiantigiana (SR222)The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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