Montenero d'Orcia explained

Montenero d'Orcia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Castel del Piano, province of Grosseto, in the area of Mount Amiata. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 253.^[1]

Montenero is about 44 km from Grosseto and 14 km from Castel del Piano, and it is situated on a hill between the valley of Orcia and Ombrone rivers.

Main sights

• Pieve di Santa Lucia (12th century), main parish church of the village, with a wooden Crocefisso by Ambrogio Lorenzetti
• Church of Madonna (16th century), former church now deconsecrated
• Walls of Montenero, old fortifications which surround the village since the 10th century
• Cassero Senese, a 13th-century fortress, it was re-built in the 15th century
• Museum of Vine and Wine, little museum of local history about the traditions of grape growing and wine production in Montenero

Bibliography

• Aldo Mazzolai, Guida della Maremma. Percorsi tra arte e natura, Le Lettere, Florence, 1997
• Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della Provincia di Grosseto, Nuova Immagine Editrice, Siena, 1999

See also

• Castel del Piano
• Montegiovi
• Val d'Orcia

Notes and References

1. Popolazione residente - Grosseto (dettaglio loc. abitate) - Censimento 2001, Istat.