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Buonconvento and Murlo
A walled village on the Via Francigena and, higher up among the woods, the Etruscans of Poggio Civitate.
Crete Senesi · medieval villages, Via Francigena, Etruscans
- km in all
- 77
- of driving
- 1 h 45
- the whole day, stops included
- 4 h 30
- stops
- 3
Buonconvento lies on the plain, along the Via Francigena. Then the road climbs through the woods to Murlo, where an Etruscan museum has found a home in the old bishop's palace.
The day
Driving times are Google Maps' without traffic; the stops are the ones we suggest. Leave around 9 and you will be back in the early afternoon.
Leave the Grancia
35 min by car · 26 km
Buonconventosuggested stop about 1 h 15
20 min by car · 17 km
Vescovado di Murlosuggested stop about 20 min
5 min by car · 1.4 km
Murlo and Poggio Civitatesuggested stop about 45 min
Break for a coffee or a light lunchabout 30 min
45 min by car · 33 km
Back at the Grancia
The stops
from La Grancia · 26 km · about 35 min
Buonconvento
Via Francigena
It is one of the Borghi più belli d'Italia and a stop on the Via Francigena, between Ponte d'Arbia and San Quirico d'Orcia. Of the gates that once opened in its walls, the Porta Senese survives, on the side facing Siena. In Palazzo Ricci Socini, the Museum of Sacred Art of the Val d'Arbia is well worth a visit, with works by Duccio di Buoninsegna and Pietro Lorenzetti.
On foot in Buonconvento
- Via Soccini
- Museum of Sacred Art
- Porta Senese
- medieval and Renaissance buildings
Via Soccini 
Museum of Sacred Art 
Porta Senese
from Buonconvento · 17 km · about 20 min
Vescovado di Murlo
A hamlet of Murlo, formed by joining two neighbouring medieval villages. You reach it on a country road through the Sienese hills, best driven without hurrying.
from Vescovado di Murlo · 1.4 km · about 5 min
Murlo and Poggio Civitate
In the village of Murlo, inside the former bishop's palace, the Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate museum has been open since 1988, gathering the finds from the Etruscan archaeological site on the nearby hill. We suggest checking the opening hours before you go.
- the Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate
- the village
- the surrounding landscape
The Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate
from Murlo and Poggio Civitate · 33 km · about 45 min
Back to the Grancia
The drive from Murlo back to the Grancia takes about 50 minutes.
Why choose it
Two quiet villages away from the famous places: a stretch of the Via Francigena at Buonconvento and the Etruscan museum in Murlo.
Where to stop
Before you get back on the road there is time for a coffee or a light lunch.
Distances and times are Google Maps' without traffic and are approximate: traffic, parking and stops add to them.
FAQ
How far is Buonconvento from the Grancia?
About 25 km by car, around forty minutes.
Is Buonconvento on the Via Francigena?
Yes, on the stage from Ponte d'Arbia to San Quirico d'Orcia.
What is there to see in Murlo?
The village, quiet and surrounded by woods, and the Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate museum, with finds from the nearby Etruscan site.
Set off from the Grancia and come back to it
Four Junior Suites in the old town of Serre di Rapolano: in the evening you come back to the same place, with no need to repack.
Check availability- Photo: opening photo · Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Buonconvento · LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Buonconvento, Via Soccini · Sailko, CC BY 3.0 (cropped), via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Buonconvento, Museum of Sacred Art · Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Buonconvento, Porta Senese · LigaDue, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Vescovado di Murlo · Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Murlo and Poggio Civitate · LigaDue, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Murlo and Poggio Civitate, the Antiquarium di Poggio Civitate · LigaDue, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Photo: Grancia di Cuna · Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
