MONTEPULCIANO & CORTONA
WITH WINE TASTING: 9
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Montepulciano & Cortona Tour with Wine Tasting - A Private Tour in Tuscany
Tour Includes: Our private tours of Montepulciano
and Cortona in Tuscany include private "driving guides,” private transportation to
and from your hotel or apartment, taxes, tolls and parking. Cost of wine tasting are included in the price.
Your private tour of Cortona and Montepulciano will take you to southern Tuscany, between the Arezzo and
Siena provinces, passing through the Arno Valley to reach the charming village
of Montepulciano. It is one of the highest of Tuscan hill towns, built
along a narrow tufa ridge, with a long main street and alleys that drop away
to the walls. It’s a stunning town, endowed with dozens of Renaissance palaces
and churches, and full of beautiful vistas and odd little corners to discover.
It is also well known for its wine.
Your English-speaking tour guide will take you on a private guided tour of Montepulciano,
including the beautiful Renaissance church of San Biagio, the main town square
and the 17th century cathedral.
Your guided tour of Montepulciano will conclude with a visit to Cantina del Redi,
the most important producer of the great red wine Nobile di Montepulciano. You
will have the chance to visit the beautiful Renaissance Ricci Palace, which
features a gorgeous hand-carved wine cellar. It is said that the wine
cellar was built according to the town’s 1337 specifications: “Whoever possesses
a grotto or a basement below the rock has to build a span with bricks and lime…
Should he want to build a wine cellar, this will have to be 20 feet long and
16 feet wide.” This is how it appears today: a true wine temple held
in sacred silence and respect for the production codes of great red wines.
You will have wine tasting and an opportunity
to purchase some fruits of the vine to take home. You will also have
some free time for lunch and to explore.
Your next and final destination, Cortona is a lovely mountaintop town straddling
Tuscany and Umbria. Cortona is a very well preserved Etruscan town, which belonged
to the “dodecapolis” of the 12 main Etruscan cities. Today, it’s possible
to see the original city walls dating back to 5th century B.C. You can
also visit a very interesting Etruscan Academy displaying bronzes, vases and
other objects from the Etruscan era.
You will have free time to explore Cortona’s main attractions, including churches, museums,
and the shopping area of Via Nazionale.
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