Montepulciano

Pearl of the Tuscan Renaissance, located between Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia, home of the humanist poet Agnolo Poliziano. Its historic center develops along a course that climbs up to Piazza Grande, where three centuries of art history overlook: the ‘400 with the Palazzo Comunale and its tower, the’ 500 with the “Pozzo dei Grifi e dei Leoni ”and the Renaissance palaces; the 1600s with the Cathedral and its unfinished facade. The Civic Museum Pinacoteca Crociani exhibits masterpieces of sculpture and painting, including a portrait attributed to Caravaggio and some terracotta by Andrea della Robbia. The ruby of this land rests in the cool of the cellar walls: the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, the first Italian red to obtain the DOCG quality seal.