Montepulciano is located in the center of the southern Siena area that includes the Val d’Orcia, the Valdichiana, and, to a lesser extent, the Crete Senesi.
Therefore, those staying in Montepulciano can quickly reach major art cities such as Siena, Florence, Cortona, Pienza, Montalcino, San Quirico d’Orcia, Orvieto, Lake Trasimeno, the LIPU oasis of Lake Montepulciano, and the Etruscan tombs of Chiusi.
From an artistic perspective, Montepulciano, known as the Pearl of the 16th Century for the numerous works left by the great Renaissance architects, offers an intense week, a perfect way to immerse yourself in a rich and powerful past.
Montepulciano’s main ruler was Florence, with its wealthy nobles and Lorenzo the Magnificent, who, in addition to making the city prosper economically, also helped it flourish culturally, hiring a fellow citizen of ours, Agnolo Ambrogini, known as “Il Poliziano” because he was born in our charming town, to his court.
