South of Siena, in the Tuscany region, there is an enchanting city famous in the world for the excellent wine that is produced here, the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano docg file.
This is a city, like many in Italy, lying on a hill from which you can admire all the vineyards and olive groves that surround it.
So much linked to the cultivation of noble wine that in the city there are still ancient cellars, among which stands out the famous Redi winery located in the subteranneans of one of the most beautiful Renaissance buildings in the city, Palazzo Ricci.
Cantina that takes its name from the doctor, naturalist and poet Francesco Redi who celebrated Montepulciano wine in his fun ditirambo Bacchus in Tuscany celebrated the wine of Montepulciano as the manna of Montepulciano. This is a real temple of wine where in sacred silence the wine undergoes a particular aging in oak barrels, making it that wine so admired and envied all over the world.
City that still offers medieval atmospheres today, it is beautiful and fascinating to walk through its streets, where you can admire excellent examples of Renaissance art of the its elegant and sumptuous palaces. From this enchanting feature that the city takes its nickname as a city pearl of the Renaissance.
Through the city gate, Porta Prato to enter the old city, trapping one of the many climbs that takes me to the central square, Piazza Grande, where I can admire the 15th century cathedral and the beautiful palace of the municipality, as well as numerous Renaissance style palaces give a charm intriguing and ancient.
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