The surrounding area is the next irresistible reason to stay at Scopeto. Churches and medieval castles are spread around in the surrounding hills, like the Abbey of San Galgano, an astonishing roofless church where one can visit the world-known sword in the rock, the charming Sovicille, the beautiful Casole d’Elsa, the intriguing villages across Montagnola Senese… and if you feel like driving half an hour or slightly over, charming cities like S. Gimignano and Volterra; Chianti wine country and fab art cities like Arezzo, Cortona and Florence are excellent day trip destinations.
For the lovers of good cooking and excellent wines, the surroundings offer many restaurants where you can taste simple and ancient Tuscan recipes cooked with genuine and tasty ingredients, or enotecas where you can taste the best Tuscan wines such as Chianti, Vernaccia di San Gimignano, or Brunello di Montalcino.
