Location: Montepulciano in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Pisa or Rome at 200
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Nearest Train:
Chiusi Stazione at 20
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Nearest Motorway:
exit 'Valdichiana' or 'Chiusi-Chianciano Terme' at 15
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Car: necessary
Montepulciano is a beautiful and unspoilt walled hill town in Tuscany. It has good shops, bars and restaurants. One and a half hour south of Florence and 2000 feet up in the Tuscan hills and enjoying fine views to Lake Trasimeno and the pre-Apennines. It is about one hour from Siena, Arezzo, Perugia and Orvieto - a perfect centre for exploring Tuscany and Umbria. Places of interest nearby include the beautiful small towns of Pienza (12Km) (Birth place of Pope Pius II with wonderful views across to Mount Amiata); San Quirico d'Orcia (21Km); Radicofani (36Km) (Where the enormous tower of a medieval brigand gives a 360° view); Cetona (18Km); Cortona (28Km); Castiglion del Lago (26Km)(with ferry terminal for the islands on Lake Trasimeno). There are also the small Spas of San Casciano dei Bagni (28Km), Bagno San Filippo (29Km) & Bagno Vignoni (25Km); the last two with thermal swimming pools. Finally Bel Verde, a beautiful small monastery in a sylvan setting (24Km).