Montisi

Montisi
Frazione
View of Montisi
Montisi Location of Montisi in Italy
Coordinates: 43°09′24.75″N11°39′09.34″E / 43.1568750°N 11.6525944°E / 43.1568750; 11.6525944
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Siena
Comune	Montalcino
Elevation	413 m (1,355 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	298
Demonym	Montisani
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	53020
Patron saint	Madonna delle Nevi
Saint day	5 August

Montisi is an Italian village in the municipality of Montalcino, Province of Siena, Tuscany. It sits on a hill on the boundary between the Val d'Orcia and the Crete Senesi.

The village

Montisi is divided into four contrade:

• Castello, or the area of the medieval village. The colors of its flag are white, yellow and blue;
• Piazza, located near the Castle. The colors of its flag are orange, white and green and in its coat of arms appear the "Colonna" (a little obelisk) and aspindle;
• San Martino, it's in the northeastern part of the village. The colors of its flag are red, white and blue;
• Torre, takes its name from the Tower of the Grange, which was destroyed in 1944. The colors of its flag are red, white and black.

External links

• Travel information about the area can be found here.