Montegufoni Castle, about 4 km north of Montespertoli in the comune, is a rambling medieval and Renaissance complex that became famous during World War Two as the hiding place for Florence's greatest art treasures. When the Germans occupied Florence in 1943, Florentine museum directors organised the covert transfer of hundreds of paintings from the Uffizi, the Pitti Palace, and other collections to country estates in the surrounding hills. Montegufoni received some of the most important works.
The castle was purchased in 1909 by Sir George Sitwell — father of the eccentric poets Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell — who spent decades and a considerable fortune restoring it. It remained in the Sitwell family until after the war and is now a hospitality complex with apartments for rent. The grounds are open to visitors; the interior can be seen on arranged visits. The Chianti scenery around the castle is excellent.