Home of the great poet and humanist Agnolo Ambrogini, known as Poliziano, rich in history, art and culture, Montepulciano, with its wealth of Renaissance buildings designed by famous architects such as Michelozzo, Antonio da Sangallo, Baldassarre Peruzzi, Vignola is the ‘pearl of the Italian 16th century’. You can admire them while walking through its historic center, up to the majestic Piazza Grande and the Palazzo Comunale, whose work began at the end of the 14th century and continued until 1440 with the construction of the façade, in Florentine style, attributed to Michelozzo, at the center of which stands the civic tower.
A unique observation point just a step away from the sky from which you can admire a breathtaking landscape: from the Val di Chiana to the Val d’Orcia, up to the lakes of Montepulciano, Chiusi and Trasimeno with your gaze that will be able to reach as far as the Apennines. Just outside the city is the Temple of San Biagio by Antonio da Sangallo (1518-1545), a solemn and harmonious construction in travertine, a place where you can refresh your spirit and soul.
And if you love nature, you cannot miss a visit to the Riserva Naturale del Lago di Montepulciano, a precious treasure chest of incredible naturalistic interest.
Land of Nobile di Montepulciano, the first DOCG in Italy (1980), do not miss the opportunity to taste a good glass of wine in the extraordinary historic cellars of the center or directly in the company between a row of vines and a landscape recognized as unique in Italy as historical rural. Whether it is a tasting of great wines, a historical Renaissance reenactment or in a square, Montepulciano awaits you to create a sentimental bond that is renewed every year.
Montepulciano is a city of culture and entertainment thanks to the Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte, theBruscello, the Live Rock Festival, the Bravìo delle Botti just to name a few of the cultural events that make it a city where art blends with beauty and good living. Montepulciano is a city of cinema and advertising. Scenes from The English Patient, New Moon from the Twilight series, but also the fiction I Medici and commercials for Dolce&Gabbana were set and filmed in its streets and countryside.
Montepulciano, the pearl of the sixteenth century, with its countryside and its elegant historic center awaits you.
