Città del Tartufo
Città del Tartufo in Tuscany
4 towns
Tuscany has 4 Città del Tartufo communes in our index. They cluster in the Pisa, Firenze, and Siena provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Montalcino, Montaione, and San Miniato. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.
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Montalcino
Province: Siena · 564 m
A walled hill town at 564 meters above the Val d'Orcia, the last fortress to hold out for the Sienese Republic and the birthplace of Brunello.
Montaione
Province: Firenze · 341 m
A medieval glassmaking and truffle borgo at 341 meters above the Valdelsa, with a Franciscan replica of Jerusalem in the woods at San Vivaldo.
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San Miniato
Province: Pisa · 150 m
The hilltop town between Pisa and Florence that produces a quarter of Tuscany's white truffles and once held the imperial seat of Otto I.
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Volterra
Province: Pisa · 531 m
The Etruscan acropolis of Velathri at 531 meters, the alabaster town that has been carving the same stone for three thousand years.
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