Cultural events

Cetona hosts the biennial Cetonaverde Poetry Prize, one of the most important cultural events in Italy, which sees young writers taking part in the  poetry competition, alongside works from the great figures of Italian and international literature.

Confronto Italiano is an annual conference  where sociologists, political scientists, historians and journalists discuss various current issues, adopting the issue of the Italian Civil identity and political culture as the main theme.

Festivals and celebrations

The Festival of Bico, a sort of flatbread kneaded by hand, takes place in Piazze during the last weekend of June and the first weekend of July. The ancient tradition of this “poor bread” has been passed down by housewives of the village, with great passion and love for the land, values that are today shared by the local community and attract many visitors.

The Festival of Pastrignocchi and Cuculo takes place in Cetona between late May and early June. Pastrignocchi represents a local culinary tradition: a type of “poor pasta” that can be made quickly and is mostly consumed on weekdays. The cuculo is a simple cookie, mainly found in the southern part of the province of Siena, which cheered up the palates of tired agricultural workers.

Cetona in fiore is an annual promotional exhibition dedicated to flowers, plants and gardening items, filling the historical centre of the village with its spring colours during the holiday weekend of the 25 April.

The Corsa delle brocche is an historical race held each year during the last two weekends in July, involving the three contrade (districts) Porta Latere, Porta Castello and Porta Capperoni.

How to get here

Car

from FLORENCE: A1 Motorway, exit at Chiusi – Chianciano Terme

from ROME: A1 Motorway, exit at Fabro

Train

CHIUSI – CHIANCIANO TERME Railway Station
Nearby art cities and places of interest

Chiusi (9 Km), Chianciano Terme (18 Km), Montepulciano (28 Km), Pienza (35 Km), Arezzo Al (60 Km), Florence Al (100 Km), Città della Pieve (15 Km), Lake Trasimeno (30 Km), Perugia (60 Km), Assisi (80 Km), Sarteano (6 Km), Radicofani (30 Km), Mount Amiata (50 Km), Orvieto A1 (30 Km), Rome A1 (150 Km), S. Casciano dei Bagni (15 Km), Bolsena Lake (50 Km).

MUNICIPALITY OF CETONA

41 Via Roma, www.comune.cetona.siena.it – Tel. +39 0578 269000 Fax +39 0578 238616

PUBLIC LIBRARY

41 Via Roma – Tel. +39 0578 269408 – 269415 biblioteca@comune.cetona.si.it

CIVIC MUSEUM

37 Via Roma www.preistoriacetona.it – Tel. +39 0578 269416 museo@comune.cetona.si.it

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BELVERDE NATURAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PARK SERVICES CENTRE

Strada della Montagna – Tel. +39 0578 239219

TOURIST OFFICE

Piazza Garibaldi  www.vivicetona.it  – Tel. +39 0578 239143  proloco@cetona.org turismo@comune.cetona.si.it           FB ufficioturistico.cetona

HOSTEL “LA COCCIARIA”

18 Via San Sebastiano -Tel. +39 0578 237104 info@ostellocetona.it

CARABINIERI (police)

Via Roma – Tel. +39 0578 238006 or 112

MUNICIPAL POLICE

41 Via Roma, – Tel. +39 0578 269404

24H CIVIL PROTECTION – Tel. 800913648

FIRE BRIGADE Tel. 115

PHARMACY

Via Risorgimento – Tel. +39 0578 238014

MEDICAL SERVICES – FIRST AID  Tel. 118

RENT WITH DRIVER

Tel. 335 8308441

PICNIC AREAS

Loc. Biancheto – Strada della Montagna Sarteano – San Casciano dei Bagni

Loc. Cancelli – Strada della Montagna Sarteano – San Casciano dei Bagni

SPORTS VENUES

– Tennis courts, skating rink, soccer field, playground for children.
Cetona – Public Gardens – Via S. Sebastiano.

– Soccer field Cetona – Via Campo delle Fiere

– Multipurpose gym (gymnastics, volleyball, basketball and five-a-side football)

Cetona – Via delle Scuole

– Multipurpose court (soccer, tennis, volleyball and basketball)
Piazze – Via dei Molini

– Football field
Piazze – Via dei Molini