Experience Tuscany

DISCOVER BUONCONVENTO

As a guest of Borgo Finocchieto, you are at once surrounded by its secluded beauty and also by Tuscany’s rich cultural heritage. The Borgo’s enviable location positions you for a variety of activities and day trips, from cycling in the surrounding hills, daytrips to Siena, Montalcino, Pienza, or Florence, wine tastings, and visits to historic churches and museums. 

Visitors come back to this area year after year thanks to its Tuscan charm, breathtaking vistas, jewel-like hilltop towns and, of course, world famous Tuscan artistry in wine and food. While we find that guests spend more time enjoying the Borgo than they anticipated (some have a hard time pulling themselves away), the Crete Senesi, Val d’Orcia and other nearby areas offer endless opportunities for fascinating day trips.

Situated mere minutes from the Borgo, the town of Buonconvento is a convenient stop on the way to or from other towns, but also a genuinely worthwhile destination all its own. It offers convenient access to a supermarket and smaller shops including the famous Dolcezze di Nanni bakery, a butcher, fruit and vegetable shop, pharmacy, gelateria and more. A handful of gift shops, including Pianigiani's handmade leather bags, also make a visit worthwhile.

Buonconvento is located on the Via Francigena, the medieval pilgrimage route that connected Rome to the rest of Europe. Starting out as a trading post in the late 12th century, it grew to be a major town in the province of Siena in part thanks to traffic from the nearby monastic stopovers of Monte Oliveto Maggiore and Sant’Antimo.

For more information and detailed itinerary, click here. Please contact us for additional information on neighbouring towns such as Montalcino, Chianti, Montepulciano, and more.