Montepulciano walking tour & wine tasting

From Etruscan times to Middle Ages Montepulciano was an important fortress looking over the Valdichiana Valley. It has been conquered several times by Siena and Florence in a sort of turnover and finally it became part of the Florence State, a thorn in the side for the Sienese Republic and a seasonal buen retiro for the Florentine noble families. That's why it's so important, in this case, to have an art historian as your local guide, because you can admire a lot of Renaissance palaces and loggias, beautiful masterpieces realized by famous Florentine and Sienese artists. Moreover, as I know the territory and the producers very well, I can introduce you to something that's truly local: the wine! Nobile di Montepulciano is a famous red wine, well known from XVI C. (now it's a DOCG) and even inside the old city walls you can visit some amazing old cellars dug by hand to produce and preserve wine bottles and barrels. So a wine tasting is mandatory!