SIENA, PIENZA AND MONTEPULCIANO

Our tour will start in the morning with one of our authorized driver guides taking you to the marvelous medieval town of Siena to experience the enchantment of the architectural styles of the Cathedral and Palazzo Comunale (Municipal Building) in Piazza del Campo, the stage of the famous Palio horse race.

In the afternoon we make our way to Pienza and Montepulciano, the artistic and scenic jewels of Val d'Orcia. Pienza was built according to the will of the Pope from whom it takes its name, Pope Pius II. It is a outstanding example of architectural beauty, harmony and perfection.

The town has many little alley ways mostly overlooking breathtaking scenery. The squares and historical buildings display the secrets of the art of Rossellino with traces of the noble papal power. The artistic and natural heritage is accompanied with taste and fragrance.

One of Pienza tradition is that of the typical Pecorino (sheep's milk cheese). Pienza is  the real cheese (pecorino) town in Tuscany.

You will continue the tour in Montepulciano, a town built along a narrow ridge of limestone, surrounded by an imposing city wall. The stateliness of the renaissance buildings and the elegant beauty of its churches, intertwine well with the ancient wine making tradition of "Nobile di Montepulciano". This is the town's wine making symbol and is one of the more important wine towns in Italy.