Visit Monte San Savino In Arezzo Province

Enjoy a day trip to the walled Etruscan town of Monte San Savino in Arezzo province which was founded at the foot of its majestic castle called Castello di Gargonza.

This picturesque commune sits on the shoreline of the Esse Stream which flows through Valdichiana. It’s actually a combination of smaller frazioni like Gargonza and Palazzuolo.

Choose from a lovely range of vacation rentals in Arezzo including luxury villas with swimming pools to relax and enjoy in after your thrilling days of exploring the province and the many attractions it has to offer.

Monte San Savino originated as a human settlement from around 1100 and many remnants of its long an interesting past are still represented today. Stroll around the narrow paved streets and visit the stunning Palazzo di Monte and Palazzo Pretorio.

Those with an appreciation for art would enjoy a stroll around the church of Santi Tiburzio and Susanna in the hamlet of Gargonza within Monte San Savino. Inside this quiet 13th century church are some exquisite Tuscan Renaissance paintings. Other spectacular sacred buildings are dotted throughout the hilltop commune of Monte San Savino worth seeing also.

An interesting fact about Monte San Savino is that it was the hometown of the infamous catholic priest and exorcist, Fr. Angelo Fantoni. He was locally renowned as a faith healer in Arezzo town but was ridiculed as being a fraud by medical doctors who thought he was only pretending to heal his patients without medication.

In fact he was jailed for a year and fined 300,000 lire which works out at approximately €155. He was finally acquitted and subsequently written about in two books. Visit Monte San Savino on your next cultural holiday in Tuscany and soak up all the warmth and atmosphere of this friendly little hilltop town.