MONTALCINO, PIENZA AND MONTEPULCIANO

Departure by deluxe coach for the the visit and sighseeeing of Val d’Orcia. Stop in MONTALCINO, homeland of the famous wine Brunello. Meet with a local  guide to discover the  village. We then proceed towards SANT’ANTIMO and we stop for the visit of the Abbey, located outside the village, in the hamlet of Castelnuovo dell’Abate.

Then we reach PIENZA to discover this charming village, known all over the world as the ideal town of Renaissance, creature of the great Umanist  Silvio Piccolomini, later become Papa Pio II.  Piccolomini  had the economic strenght to transforme his humble village, Corsignano, into what he believed to be an utopic town, according to the rules and philosophy of classic age and the Italian Renaissance.

Our next stop is  MONTEPULCIANO, a medieval town located on the hills and surrounded by wineyards and well known for its red wine Nobile.  Torre di Pulcinella is a clock tower with  Pulcinella on the top (one of the  figure of art comedy). Piazza Grande hosts  the Palazzo Comunale of XIV century,  and the Duomo, in which there is a big triptych on the altar.

Check-in at the hotel, dinner and overnight.

Breakfast at the hotel.

We will  continue our tour with a stop at  SAN CASCIANO DEI BAGNI: third town in Europe for its water thermal flow, it is famous for its beneficial sources. It is said that Porsenna founded these baths and Emperor Ottaviano used to join them for his cures. In any case the perfect combination of thermal water, clayey earth and vegetation promoted the settlement on the hill of San Casciano Bagni. 

Lunch in restaurant.

In the afternoon, departure back.