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Montepulciano
A Renaissance hilltop town in southern Tuscany celebrated for its Vino Nobile wine and elegant Piazza Grande.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Cetona
Tuscany, Italy · Europe
About Cetona
Cetona works well as a base: 10 minutes from Sarteano, 30km from Val d'Orcia.
Cetona is in Tuscany, Italy, with about 1,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sarteano, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Cetona?
Within an hour or so of Cetona: Montepulciano (18 km), Pienza (22 km), La Scarzuola (22 km), Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields) (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Cetona?
The nearest famous roads are Strada Chiantigiana (SR222), Autostrada del Sole and Appian Way.
Where is Cetona?
Cetona is in Tuscany, Italy, about 4 km from Sarteano.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,283
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Tuscany
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 42.9665, 11.9027
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Cetona
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pienza
A tiny Tuscan town redesigned in the 15th century as an ideal Renaissance city and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
La Scarzuola
Surrealist 'ideal city' of stacked theatres, towers and esoteric symbols built by Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi from 1958 inside a Franciscan convent's grounds. Deep in rural Umbria and visitable by reservation only, it feels like walking into a dream.
22 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Val d'Orcia (Gladiator's Elysium fields)
The cypress-lined wheat fields of southern Tuscany are Maximus's home and the afterlife he walks toward in Gladiator.
23 km · about 25 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Val d'Orcia
A UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
30 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Orvieto
A dramatic Umbrian hill town perched atop volcanic tufa cliffs, crowned by one of Italy's most ornate Gothic cathedrals.
32 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Abbey of Sant'Antimo
Luminous Romanesque abbey of pale travertine and alabaster standing alone among olive groves below Montalcino, founded: legend says, by Charlemagne. Time a visit for the canonical hours when chant fills the 12th-century nave.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Civita di Bagnoregio
A dying hilltop village in Lazio perched on an eroding volcanic plateau accessible only by a narrow pedestrian bridge.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Cetona
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 30 kmVal d'OrciaA UNESCO-listed Tuscan valley of rolling hills, cypress-lined roads, and golden wheat fields that define the Italian countryside.
- 80 kmStrada Chiantigiana (SR222)The classic Chianti wine road winds between Florence and Siena past vineyards, castles and cypress-lined ridges.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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