Only 7 kilometers away, you can visit Siena and its monuments and feel the atmosphere of bygone times whilst strolling through the streets of the old city.
Driving along the Siena-Firenze highway northwards, just 15 kilometres away is the small village of Monteriggioni situated high up on a hill within a 13th century boundary wall with 14 towers, and offering a wide panorama of the Sienese hills.
Once out of the estate, turn right and after 30 kilometres you will come to the small Romanesque church of Montesiepi ,with a circular plan, which treasures the sword of St. Galgano embedded in the mountain rock.
Nearby, you can visit the 13th century Gothic style, Cistercian Abbay of St. Galgano , which is quite a spectacular sight with its open naves, since the roof collapsed in the 18th century and was never rebuilt.
Going southwards, 9 kilometres from Buonconvento on the Cassia highway is the town of Monte Oliveto , where you can visit the Oliveto Benedectine Monastery, a complex of buildings erected during the period 1300 and 1700.
Still going southwards along the Cassia highway, you will come to Montalcino and, then, a further10 kilometres on will bring you to the Benedictine Abbey with its grand Church of St.Antimo .
. For those who like walking, directly from the estate you can easily reach the monastery of Lecceto visible from the park of cedars, or go to Belcaro along dirt roads far away from the traffic, strolling totally relaxed and in contact with nature.