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

We arrived there with a few minutes to soare before the door was shut for the day. So we could briefly enter and see the interior. The structure is of course majestic, but I felt that there could have been a bit more done for...More

Set in a gorgeous landscape, beautiful garden and very peaceful. We loved the beer that we bought there and some honey. It is not far from Montelcino and it's worth the drive.

Set in a beautiful Tuscan landscape surrounded by wineries on the hills. The views are serene and beautiful. The monks are scheduled to return in July 2017 so we did not hear the hyms.

The abbey is situated in a beautiful countryside location outside of Montalcino. You will find it is a ways off the main road with parking available. We visited on a sunny afternoon and the place virtually touches all your aesthetic senses as you walk in...More