ID-Appartamento Galgano
Ground Floor Apartment in Large Family Home
Monticiano is the town closest to the Abbazzia di S. Galgano which is a delightful tourist attraction. Locals often get married there.
It is also the convergence of the three rivers, Ferma, Gonna and Merse.
From the outside, this apartment looks more modern than it actually is. It is a fully stone building which was built in 1960 by the family.
The spaces internally are large with Graniglia Floors. The design is a long, central corridor with the bathroom at the end. The bathroom was restored in 2006.
At the moment, the property has an eat-in kitchen with balcony, a dining room, a living room and 2 bedrooms one of which opens onto the balcony.
Outside is a mainly fences flat garden.
Underneath the apartment is a garage which is used for the owner's car. There is a bathroom. There are three other rooms on the cantina level.
First historical mentions of the "Castle of Monticiano" dates from 1171, when it was under the suzerainty of the bishop of Volterra. During the Medieval period the forests represented an important resource. Not only did they provide wood but also food supplies such as wild game and chestnuts. A system of agriculture quickly grew up around Monticiano, the principal product cultivated being wheat. In 1266, due to its citizens' participation to the Ghibelline defeat at Benevento, it was occupied by the Sienese troops, who destroyed the castle walls. In 1554 it became part of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. From 1629 to 1749 it was a fief of the Pannocchieschi family.
In 1860, its 723 inhabitants unanimously agreed to join the Kingdom of Italy. During World War II, partisans from the Siena zone started their first organizational operations in Monticiano, where a resistance brigade, named after Spartaco Lavagnini, also operated. The night time battle between the partisans and the Germans on 3–4 June 1944 took place in the town's central piazza and is particularly remembered.
