Located in a quiet valley offers direct contact with pure history. There is nothing more exciting than touching the bricks, see frescos and feel the tranquility of this place. Worth visiting for those seeking peace.

With the resident white hooded monks going back to France, there is a largely more commercial feel to the visit, including a till selling audio tours just inside the door, and a shop, and a fee to use the toilet. If you had ever visited...More

A short distance from our hotel this is a must see. The Abbey is beautiful inside old and unique. Usually have music playing in the background mostly Monk chanting.

I understand the monks have left so they play a recording of their chanting/singing now. However, we didn't actually go inside - we just enjoyed a beautiful little drive to it from Montalcino and admired how pretty it is and took a few pictures from...More

Driving to Sant Antimo is beautiful, you can take the direct route from Montalcino or white roads taking you past wonderful wineries. The views are really lovely. The Gregorian chants by the monks at a few times each day in this exquisite abbey are a...More

This is a must see in the area. One of the oldest working abbeys in Italy, if not the oldest. The grounds and the structures are impressive. Not sure if they still do the singing due to a change of the orders who live there....More

This place on the pilgrims route is worth seeing. It has a real sense of history. Pilgrims are still walking the route to the abbey some 700 years after it was built.

Wonderful abbey surrounded by beautiful Tuscan landscape. Worth the stop on your way to fantastic wineries in Montalcino!

Glorious setting and very interesting Benedictine Abbey dating back to 12th century although there was a previous Carolingian chapel which you can still view with a guide. There is a very good Audio Guide outlining the rules of the Benedictine Life but also explaining many...More

Small and lovely abbey, surrounded by typical tuscan landscape with cypresses, vineyards and etc. There is cooled local beer to taste in a warm day, and it is a good one with some mead flavor, which we really liked. The small souvenir shop offer some...More