Museo paleontologico di Montevarchi

The Museo paleontologico di Montevarchi is a natural history museum in this Tuscan city that displays fossils from different geological periods. The collection comes mainly from the surrounding area and includes bone finds and other remains spanning several millennia.

The institution was founded in the early 19th century and soon received expert evaluations from European scientists. Since then it has been an important place for studying and preserving finds from the region.

The museum houses discoveries from this region that reflect its prehistoric past. Visitors can understand how the area once looked by examining the displayed remains.

The museum is located in a historic building with good accessibility for visitors with mobility issues. Groups can book a guided tour to see the collection with expert explanations.

In the entrance hall you can see a complete skull of an extinct elephant with its long tusks, discovered over 100 years ago in the nearby area. This striking display immediately gives a sense of the animals that once roamed this landscape.

Location: Montevarchi

Inception: 1819

Official opening: 1819

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Phone: +39055981227

Email: paleo@accademiadelpoggio.it

Website: http://museopaleontologicomontevarchi.it

GPS coordinates: 43.52435,11.56724

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:23