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Montepulciano
A Renaissance hilltop town in southern Tuscany celebrated for its Vino Nobile wine and elegant Piazza Grande.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Torrita di Siena
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Torrita di Siena
Torrita di Siena works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bettolle, 22km from Val d'Orcia.
Torrita di Siena is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 5,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bettolle, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Torrita di Siena?
Within an hour or so of Torrita di Siena: Montepulciano (8 km), Pienza (14 km), Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields) (14 km), Val d'Orcia (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Torrita di Siena?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Autostrada del Sole and Passo della Futa.
Where is Torrita di Siena?
Torrita di Siena is in Tuscany, Italy, about 4 km from Bettolle.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,347
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 43.1724, 11.7838
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 Torrita di Siena
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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 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.
22 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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Duomo di Siena
A striking Italian Romanesque-Gothic cathedral with an intricately inlaid marble floor and works by Donatello and Bernini.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Siena
A medieval Tuscan city famed for its shell-shaped Piazza del Campo, the Palio horse race, and a stunning Gothic cathedral.
40 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Piazza del Campo
Siena's magnificent shell-shaped medieval square, the venue for the famous Palio horse race held twice each summer.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Torrita di Siena
- 22 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
- 56 kmStrada Chiantigiana (SR222)The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
- 78 kmPiazzale MichelangeloA panoramic terrace above Florence offering the most iconic sweeping view of the city's skyline with the Duomo and Ponte Vecchio.
- 79 kmAutostrada del SoleItaly's original motorway running from Milan to Naples through Tuscany and past Rome, an icon of postwar Italian engineering.
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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