Monticello Amiata is about 50 km from
Grosseto and 9 km from
Cinigiano, and it is situated along the Provincial Road which links Cinigiano to
Arcidosso.
History
Originally known as Montepinzutolo, it was mentioned for the first time in an act by
Conrad II in 1027. The village became a comune in 1261, but it lost its autonomy in 1783, when it became a frazione of Cinigiano.[2]
Main sights
San Michele Arcangelo (13th century), main parish church of the village, it was entirely re-built in the 13th century after the fire which destroyed Montepinzutolo in 1240. It contains some paintings of
Bartolomeo Neroni and
Rutilio Manetti.[3]
Oratory of San Sebastiano (15th century), it contains a painting of
Domenico Manetti.[3]
Sanctuary of Madonna di Val di Prata (13th century), situated in the Parco della Rimembranza outside the city walls, it was restructured in the 19th century. It contains several paintings and an
altarpiece by
Giuseppe Nicola Nasini.[3]
Chapel of Madonna del Lampino (16th century), little church in the hamlet of Ripe.[3]
Palazzo Comunale (Town Hall), former seat of the municipality of Monticello Amiata, it was built in the 17th century. It was then used as a
courthouse after 1783. It hosts now the ethnographic museum.[4]
Walls of Monticello Amiata, old fortifications which surround the village since 13th century, after the fire that destroyed the first walls. The walls have two main gates: Porta Grossetana (west) and Porta Senese (east).[3][5]
Casa-Museo (House-Museum), ethnographic museum of Monticello Amiata, it describes the rural context in an everyday life-typical house of the 19th century.[4][6]
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abcdeBruno Santi, Guida storico-artistica alla Maremma. Itinerari culturali nella provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1995, p. 172-175.
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abAndrea Semplici, La Maremma dei musei. Viaggio emozionale nell'arte, la storia, la natura, le tradizioni del territorio grossetano, Arcidosso, Edizioni Effigi, 2012, p. 240.
^Giuseppe Guerrini, Torri e castelli della provincia di Grosseto, Siena, Nuova Immagine, 1999.