Montalcino — Brunello, but not only

I'm sure if I asked you what this Tuscan town is famous for, you would answer me: by Brunello! And it would also be the right answer, but unlike what you might think, at the entrance of Montalcino there is the inscription 'the city of honey'. Yes, the town is one of the first Tuscan producers of sweet nectar and, even, produces 1% of Italian honey. It is the product so important that at the beginning of September the 'Honey Week' takes place, which attracts farmers and experts in the field.

Tourists come to Montalcino for wine (not only for Brunello, but also for Rosso di Montalcino and Moscadello) that they can buy in local wine bars, but also attracted by medieval beauty of the village that has preserved its plant intact surrounded by the walls of which is part of the imposing fortress with towers, from which extends a landscape of gentle hills, lonely farmhouses and rows of cypress trees.

The heart and center of the social life of the town is Piazza del Popolo, which groups late medieval buildings, the Palazzo dei Priori with the tower and the loggias and, little far away, the convent of Saint Augustine with the homonymous church, the cathedral and the church of the Madonna del Soccorso. The surroundings of Montalcino are also interesting. Those who come here cannot leave without seeing the Abbey of Sant'Antimo which alone is worth the effort of the journey.