Property for sale in Montepulciano

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Montepulciano is famous for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a blend of a Sangiovese clone specific to the area and other grapes such as Canaiolo. The surrounding countryside is covered in vines and there are numerous wine shops (enoteca) in the centre where you can taste the wine.

Even without the draw of Vino Nobile, Montepulciano is a lovely hilltown, visible for miles around on a clear day.The town’s grand palazzi are mainly a result of the town’s allegiance with Florence rather than nearby Siena. The noble families of the town employed the Florentine architects Sangallo il Vecchio (Sangallo the Elder)and Sangallo il Giovane (Sangallo the Younger) to build their houses. The main square (Piazza Grande) is also the site for the Duomo (Cathedral) and the Palazzo Comunale. The Duomo has an unfinished facade (it’s surprising how many towns never got around to buying the marble to finish off their Duomos) and several works of art inside. It’s worth climbing the tower incorporated into the Palazzo Comunale for the incedible views across the Tuscan countryside. Several wineries have set up shop in other palazzi around the main square and offer free wine tastings (degustazione). Just outside the town walls you’ll find the fine Renaissance church of San Biagio. Renaissance churches were an attempt to get closer to God by use of geometry and perfectly proportioned ratios in their design. One of the free-standing towers at the front of the church was never completed.

For a full day's sightseeing you can combine Montepulciano with a visit to nearby Pienza and the Val d'Orcia or continue on to Montalcino (famous for Brunello di Montalcino wines) for more wine tasting!

The Val d'Orcia presenting the perfect scenery to incite any student or enthusiast of photography. The various altitudes and exposures that characterize the landscape give an insight into the area’s unique expressions of Sangiovese — the main local varietal allowed in the composition of the Orcia DOC (60% minimum) that may be complemented by Colorino, Canaiolo, and Malvasia (Nera and Foglia Tonda), in addition to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah. Also produced under the Orcia appellation are a Trebbiano-based white and Vin Santo.

Pienza

It was the home town of Pope Pius II, the Pope started to turn the village into the ideal Renaissance town. The Cathedral, and main square were completed but once he died, the project was abandoned. The town is also famous for pecorino cheese made from sheep’s milk. The sheep graze on the limestone pastures of the surrounding countryside, known as the Crete Senesi

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