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Books and articles about Montalto

Book: Montalto della Berardenga

To celebrate our family's fortieth year at Montalto we have promoted an extensive research effort to collect the available historical information on our castle. The results of this research, accurately performed by Vinicio Nencioni, are now available in a book edited and produced by our daughter Paola.

Note: this book is written in Italian; an English version is planned for next year. Copies may be purchased through Amazon.com or at the links below.


Per celebrare quaranta anni dalla venuta della nostra famiglia a Montalto, abbiamo promosso una ricerca per raccogliere tutte le notizie che riguardano la storia del nostro castello. I risultati di questa ricerca, accuratamente realizzata da Vinicio Nencioni, sono poi stati raccolti nel libro di cui nostra figlia Paola ha curato l’editing e la forma grafica.

Copie del libro possono essere acquistate agli indirizzi sottostanti.


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Montalto history book

Articles and links

  • Find out about Montalto’s rich history on Wikipedia: Castello di Montalto [ html ] [ pdf ]
  • Read about writer Ilana Teitelbaum's experience at Montalto, on huffingtonpost.com:
    How I Spent My Tuscan Vacation
    [ html ] [ pdf ]
  • Read what a travel writer for the New York Times wrote about us: At Home in Tuscanyhtml ] [ pdf ]
  • Find out what a visitor blogged about after staying at Montalto: Siena and Montalto [ html ] [ pdf ]
  • Get some ideas for traveling with young children from EscapeArtist.com:
    Traveling in Italy with a Toddler
    [ html ] [ pdf ]
  • Read a letter about us written to the San Francisco Chronicle: Siena Castle [ html ] [ pdf ]
  • Read the reviews our guests have written on tripadvisor.com: Castello di Montalto [ html ]