Montepulciano

Montepulciano rise on a hill of 605m surrounded by its medieval castle walls. Its land is full of olive trees and wine yards, which produce one of the most famous Italian wine “IL NOBILE” and a worthy olive oil.Montepulciano called “the jewel of the sixteenth century” because of its big artistic and cultural movement is today one of the most requested destination for the cultural tourism. Many important artists and architects of Renaissance worked here such as Antonio da Sangallo, Vignola, Ippolito Scalza, Michelozzo, Peruzzi….
Most of all in summer the town becomes lively thanks to many national events: il “ Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte”, il “ Bruscello”, il “Bravio delle botti”.The renowned food traditions and events in the nearest lands attract the most particular visitors of the gastronomic tourism.The apartment is located in the historical centre of Montepulciano, 100m far from Piazza Grande, that is one of the most beautiful Italian square and monumental town centre. Piazza Grande is surrounded by Palazzo Tarugi, Palazzo Contucci and Pretorio, by the Dome carried out by Ippolito Scalza, inside we can find works of Sano di Pietro, of Andrea del Sarto and Andrea della Robbia schools. On one side of the square there is also the town council, we discovered now that the Florentine Michelozzo was its designer, it looks like Palazzo Vecchio in Florence.