# Things to see in Colle di Val d'Elsa (Italy): 47 places and when to go

> Colle di Val d'Elsa is a town in Italy, and this site lists 47 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (16), History (13), Nature (7). The best known are Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano, Museo Etrusco Guarnacci and Torre Grossa. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 47. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/colle-di-val-d-elsa/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 43.4088, 11.0961
- **Places:** 47 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gastronomia/) (16) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (13) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (7) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (5) · [Architecture](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/arquitectura/) (5) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (4)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** BLQ Bologna, 126 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Montemaggio, at 672 m.

## What to see in Colle di Val d'Elsa

The places in and around Colle di Val d'Elsa, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/collegiate-church-of-san-gimignano/): Roman Catholic collegiate church and minor basilica in San Gimignano, Tuscany, central Italy · 7.9 km
- [Museo Etrusco Guarnacci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-etrusco-guarnacci/): Museum in Volterra, Italy · 19 km
- [Torre Grossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-grossa/): Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Colle di Val d'Elsa Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-dei-santi-marziale-e-alberto/): Building in Colle di Val d'Elsa, Italy · 2.5 km
- [Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-sant-agostino/): Church in San Gimignano, Italy · 8.2 km
- [Castello della Magione](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-della-magione/): Building in Poggibonsi, Italy · 7.4 km
- [Torre del Diavolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-del-diavolo/): Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Badia of Santi Salvatore e Cirino](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/abbazia-dei-santi-salvatore-e-cirino/): Building in Monteriggioni, Italy · 8.4 km
- [Montemaggio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montemaggio/): Mountain in Italy · 10 km
- [Le Caldane](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/le-caldane/): Etruscan/Roman thermal baths near Gracciano dell'Elsa, Colle di Val d'Elsa · 3.7 km
- [Monte Vasone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monte-vasone/): Mountain in Italy · 8.4 km
- [Museo archeologico e della collegiata](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-civico-archeologico-e-della-collegiata/): Museum in Casole d'Elsa · 8.6 km
- [Palazzo del Podestà](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-vecchio-del-podesta/): Palace in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Santi Maria e Gervasio a Marmoraia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pieve-dei-santi-maria-e-gervasio-a-marmoraia/): Church building in Marmoraia, Italy · 11 km
- [Poggio ai Colli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poggio-ai-colli/): Mountain in Italy · 6.2 km
- [Poggio del Comune](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poggio-del-comune/): Mountain in Italy · 9.8 km
- [Riserva naturale del Bosco di Sant' Agnese](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-del-bosco-di-sant-agnese/): Protected area in Italy (EUAP0386) · 13 km
- [Riserva naturale di Castelvecchio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-di-castelvecchio/): Protected area in Italy (EUAP0388) · 9.5 km
- [Riserva naturale Montenero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/riserva-naturale-montenero/): Protected area in Italy (EUAP0989) · 15 km
- [Rocca di Montestaffoli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rocca-di-montestaffoli/): History · 7.9 km
- [Torre dei Becci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-dei-becci/): Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Torre dei Cugnanesi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-dei-cugnanesi/): Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Torre di palazzo Pellari](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-di-palazzo-pellari/): Tower house in San Gimignano, Italy · 7.8 km
- [Altezza Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/altezza-winery/): Winery · 8.9 km

And the other 23, by what you come to do:

- **Food and drink**: [Arrigoni Pietraserena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/arrigoni-pietraserena/), [Azienda Agricola Montenidoli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-montenidoli/), [Azienda Agricola Palagetto](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-palagetto/), [Azienda Agricola Podere La Castellaccia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-podere-la-castellaccia/), [Azienda Agricola Tamburini](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/azienda-agricola-tamburini/), [Colombaia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/colombaia/), [Corbucci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/corbucci/), [Fattoria Il Palagio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fattoria-il-palagio/), [Fattoria Le Fonti](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fattoria-le-fonti/), [Fattoria San Donato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fattoria-san-donato/), [Mensanello](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/mensanello/), [Poderi Arcangelo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poderi-arcangelo/), [Poggio ai Laghi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/poggio-ai-laghi/), [Tenuta di Lilliano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tenuta-di-lilliano/), [WineArtBoutique](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/wineartboutique/)
- **History**: [Castello di Fulignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castello-di-fulignano/), [Le Mascie Country House](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/le-mascie-country-house/), [Palazzo San Lorenzo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/palazzo-san-lorenzo/)
- **With kids**: [Piscina comunale di San Gimignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/piscina-comunale-di-san-gimignano/)
- **Hot springs**: [Terme di Gambassi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/terme-di-gambassi/)
- **Hiking**: [Via Francigena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-francigena-06-tuscany/), [Via Francigena Mare - avvicinamento Certaldo Gambassi Terme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-francigena-mare-avvicinamento-certaldo-gambassi-terme/), [Via Francigena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-francigena-variante-per-quartaia/)

## When to go to Colle di Val d'Elsa

The best time to visit Colle di Val d'Elsa is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 07 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 17 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 39 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 12 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 30 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 12 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 55 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 47 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 17 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 46 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 27 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 47 |

In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 47. In April, 47 of the 47 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Colle di Val d'Elsa

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ, Bologna), 126 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=43.4088%2C11.0961)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.4088%2C11.0961)

## Other towns nearby

- [Siena](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/siena/): 88 places · 23 km
- [Peccioli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/peccioli/): 19 places · 34 km
- [San Miniato](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-miniato/): 25 places · 35 km
- [Figline e Incisa Valdarno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/figline-e-incisa-valdarno/): 28 places · 38 km
- [Monticiano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monticiano/): 29 places · 40 km
- [Rapolano Terme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rapolano-terme/): 14 places · 43 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Colle di Val d'Elsa?

The best known: [Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/collegiate-church-of-san-gimignano/), [Museo Etrusco Guarnacci](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museo-etrusco-guarnacci/), [Torre Grossa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/torre-grossa/), [Colle di Val d'Elsa Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cattedrale-dei-santi-marziale-e-alberto/), [Sant'Agostino, San Gimignano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-di-sant-agostino/). In all, 47 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Colle di Val d'Elsa?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 12 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 47.

### How do you get to Colle di Val d'Elsa?

The nearest main airport is Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ), 126 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=43.4088%2C11.0961) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Colle di Val d'Elsa as the destination and these 47 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).