Sovicille rises on the eastern part of the Sienese Montagnola and has played a remarkable role in the
history of Rebublic of Siena.
One of the main monuments of the
Sovicille area is the Church Ponte allo Spino (dedicated to St. John
Baptiste), romanic building with three naves close to the remains of a gothic cloister.
Impossible to name all the castles, palaces, small churches, the tower-houses, the historical settlements
spread in
Sovicille area, from the tangle of forests of the Montagnola up to the valleys (Montarrenti,
Palazzo al Piano, Brenna, Tonni and then Simignano, San Giusto a Balli, Pernina and thousands of
others). Each one is worth to be visited not only for the countryside but also for the knoledge of the
history of the land and the people living here. Last, but not least, the river Merse, one of themost
beautiful of this region, and the stream Farma, flowing through a very interesting naturalistical area;
they are visited all year round by fishers and, in summer, by tourists looking for a pleasant place where
to bathe.
At
Sovicille, there is tourist accommodation available in hotels, agriturismos, residence self-catering accommodation, b&b, holiday homes, rooms for rent and camp sites.
