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For those who had not noticed jet, from a few months the Google Street View is available on the streets of Montaione.
Street View is the popular tool that combined with Google maps allows you to view the streets just as if you were virtually along.
In practice, Google car pass through the streets taking pictures at 360 degrees with a special camera. At the moment, in the territory of Montaione, the service of Google Street View, is limited to cover the streets of major importance.
The service pass by Via delle Colline in locality “Mannello” to “Poggio all’Aglione” where you can see the Roman cistern, then Via Tre Ponti in the stretch that runs from Montaione to San Vivaldo passing in front of the Sacro Monte di San Vivaldo and then from Via delle Cappella del Lupo to Castelfalfi.
In the town of Montaione, Google Street View goes from Via G. di Vittorio, rising to Piazza Gramsci (we understand that it’s passed on Friday, due to the presence of the weekly market), then continue on Viale Italia, Via Aldo Moro and Via Sanminiatese passing through the locality of Mura and down to the bridge over the river Egola.
From here, the Google Street View car has turned left towards locality Alberi but after a few hundred meters and it went back to continue on Via Casastrada.
A curiosity is that the service of Google Street View has also picked up a stretch of a few tens of meters of Route 5 for mountain biking in the countryside between Iano and Castelfalfi away from the main roads. In particular, the stretch of dirt road from “Poggio alle Forche” down to the creek Roglio. I wonder why the Google car has passed from there?

VisitMontaione.com is pleased to present the calendar of events and festivals that will take place in Montaione during the Christmas holidays.

It starts with Saturday, December 5 at 16.30 in the Town Hall with a promotion and tasting of wine in collaboration with the Tuscany Region and “Slow Food”.
On 6 December in Piazza della Repubblica from 9:30 to 19:30 will be the turn of the extraordinary market with many items and gift ideas to buy.
On 8 December for the Feast of the Immaculate and until the end of December, in locality Iano will be displayed cribs with tasting of homemade cakes.
On 13 December in the historical centre of Montaione, organized by Borgoalto, will take place the Christmas market, while December 18 will be the turn of the handicraft market.
Saturday, December 19th at the Scipione Ammirato Theatre, will take place at 21.30 the traditional Christmas concert of the Philharmonic G. Donizetti.
On Christmas Eve, December 24, the band of Montaione will march in the historic centre of Montaione, in the presence of Santa Claus to the delight of all children, while at 01:00 on 25 December to celebrate Christmas will be offered “vin brulè” to all .
On 27 December, at the Scipione Ammirato Theatre, the choral group L’Ajone will wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with music and carols.
For those who want to celebrate the New year’s Eve outdoors in the centre of Montaione, you can not miss Pazza Piazza. Starting from 22.00 you can listen to music, dancing together and enjoy the new year.
On 6 January, the Epiphany is celebrated in the centre of Montaione.

For 2009 Montaione offers a calendar of events for adults and children and all those who want to spend the Christmas holidays in peace and joy in this time of year is always impressive.
In Montaione you will celebrate Christmas in the most classic Tuscan tradition. Do not forget to visit www.visitmontaione.com where you can download and print the calendar of events and not miss even a date.

Sereno Variabile, a program dedicated to tourism, art and culture, will be on air tomorrow, November 27 on Rai 2 (The national television), with an episode dedicated to Valdelsa (www.visitvaldelsa.com).
In this episode, the conductor Osvaldo Bevilacqua, will visit with his television crew in the land of Leonardo and Boccaccio, one of the territories most beautiful and fascinating of Tuscany, showing the enchanting scenery and rich artistic and cultural heritage.
A trip between hills, cypress rows, vineyards and olive groves in the heart of Tuscany, a few steps from the famous Tuscan cities like Florence, Pisa and Siena, but equally fascinating and interesting. The episode, with some shooting from the helicopter, will show Vinci, the town of Leonardo, Montelupo with its ceramics, Certaldo with the medieval hamlet, Montespertoli with its wines, but also Empoli, Fucecchio, Cerreto Guidi, Capraia e Limite, Castelfiorentino, and of course Gambassi Terme and Montaione.
Montaione, one of the 11 towns of Valdelsa, which, thanks to a pristine territory, where you can enjoy trekking and mountain biking, the local products, and the artistic and cultural treasures of the Holy Mount of San Vivaldo, each year attracts thousands of tourists from the world.
Will be a journey through the typical products that are produced in the Valdelsa, from onions of Certaldo, artichoke of Empoli up to excellent Chianti and igt wines.
The spotlights that light up tomorrow on Valdelsa, will give the opportunity to learn all the arts, culture, craftwork of excellence, specialties of wine and food in less famous Tuscany but certainly worth the trouble to discover.

VisitMontaione.com is pleased to announce that in a few months will be on line the new website RideMontaione.com. A site dedicated to lovers of mountain bikes and racing bikes.
For years the territory of Montaione and its surroundings are considered a paradise of cycling we’ve decided to dedicate a website made by fans for fans. Due to the nature and the pleasant climate, Montaione offers ideal conditions for active holidays and sport. Leave behind the stress of everyday life with a beautiful bicycle ride filling the eyes with the charm of the Tuscan countryside. RideMontaione.com will be the reference site for people who want to ride on our roads or trails that wind in the Tuscan countryside, reaching old churches, medieval villages and admiring breathtaking landscapes of the Tuscan countryside. You will find detailed maps (with the possibility of unloading), routes are described in detail, tips and tricks, information on where to stay and eat and many photographs of landscapes and rider in action.
If you want a little taste do not miss the video on VisitMontaione.tv of RideMontaione.com

Next weekend will take place in Piazza della Repubblica and in the streets of the historic centre of Montaione the traditional autumn festival dedicated to local products: Pane e Olio (Bread and Oil).
Pane e Olio is an event organized by farmers of Montaione that for the occasion propose tastings of their best products like extra virgin olive oil, different qualities wine and of the famous bread of Montaione made without salt as the old tradition of the Tuscan bread.
If you do not know what to do or where to go next weekend, come to visit in Montaione the festival of Pane e Olio, where in addition to enjoy the afternoon, you will find maybe some “genuine” ideas  to make some gifts ahead of Christmas.

On VisitMontaione.tv is available the video of the festival of Pane e Olio that took place last year.