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Christmas is with no doubt the most important and suggestive holiday of the year.
Each town and village in Tuscany prepare itself with lights and colours in the roads, shops and even homes.Even this year in Montaione will be celebrated the Christmas and New Year’s Eve with food markets with local products, and festivals with music and entertainment.
If you have not yet decided what to do or where to go for the Christmas holidays or to celebrate the New year’s Eve, take advantage of Christmas special offers prepared by the Montaione’s accommodations and do not forgetting to participate to the Montaione Christmas events:

Saturday 20 December
“Scipione Ammirato” Theatre at 21,30pm
CHRISTMAS CONCERT by the Philharmonic Donizetti

Wednesday 24 December
Historical centre of Montaione at 16,00pm
Parade of Philharmonic Donizetti and Santa Claus in the square

Friday 26 December
Historical centre of Montaione at 15,30pm
Live Crib

Wednesday 31 December
Historical centre of Montaione starting from 19,30pm
New Year’s Eve

Wednesday 6 January
Historical centre of Montaione
The Epiphany

During the month of December, all shops of Montaione will be open to offer the best shopping opportunities in the Christmas atmosphere.

While still lacking 3 months to Christmas holidays, there are already many people who are starting to think about what to do or where to spend Christmas or celebrate the New Year’s Eve. Montaione offers you the opportunity to find everything you need to spend the Christmas holidays or the night of new year’s eve in a very special way! You will also celebrate the arrival of the new year in the beautiful old town square dancing until dawn, taste the dishes and local wines booking on Christmas lunch or New Year’eve dinner in one of the many restaurants in the area, or visit the most famous cities of art like Florence, Pisa, Siena, Lucca, San Gimignano and Volterra Montaione that can be reached in less than an hour’s drive.
Take advantage of special offers for Christmas or New Year made available by the accommodations in Montaione and book now your unforgettable holiday!

The autumn with its shorter days, the different colours of the nature, but equally beautiful, not just represent the end of summer, but also the beginning of a new season. In this period Montaione offers many things to do and see. It is the period of the harvesting of grapes, olives and chestnuts, and is also the ideal time - thanks to the mild climate - to visit ancient villages located in the territory of Valdelsa, just few kilometres far from Montaione, or to make a walking or ride a mountain biking in the Tuscan countryside. Among just over a month - on 26 October 2008 - will be held in Montaione the traditional exhibition of white truffle, which each year attracts many tourists and fans of this precious tuber. During this event, you can taste - in addition to the typical local products - many dishes prepared with the white truffle in some restaurants of the area. For that reason, take a break and come to Tuscany, taking advantage of the last deals for a weekend offered by the many accommodations of Montaione.

Soon will arrive the summer holidays, but we don’t think it will be necessary to wait july or august to find a little bit of peace and relax. In fact, you can enjoy a short break in Tuscany in may or june in one of the many farmhouses, holiday homes, hotels and bed and breakfast of Montaione that are waiting for you!
There are many reasons to spend a weekend in Tuscany. We can suggest you to thing about the sun, the swimming pool and the tasteful dishes of the Tuscan cuisine.
Whatever is your ideal holiday, we are sure that Montaione will exceeds yours expectation.
We look forward to see you in Montaione.

It’s just left the days of Easter holidays 2008 and we are happy that even this time, for many people, Easter has been an occasion to spend and holiday in Tuscany in Montaione. Many tourist coming from Italy, but also from other foreign countries, has spent a week or just a short break in a farmhouse, in an hotel or in a self catering apartment taking opportunity of the special offers for Easter holidays.
Like every year, Easter is synonymous of spring season that mean the arrival of many visitors that animate our town with the happiness to have been chosen Tuscany and Montaione for a short holiday.
Unfortunately, the weather during the month of march is unforeseeable. Sometimes there are sunny days, but other times the weather could be cold and rainy, and during the last Easter Sunday and Monday the weather wasn’t fine.
By the way, nothing dampens the many tourist of Montaione who has visited the nearest town like Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano and Florence with its museums.
However the spring season is just arrived and will give us more days of holidays to spend under the Tuscan sun.
So, to keep an eye on this Blog, you could find interesting news for the next spring summer season!