Montepulciano
. . . one of the most fantastic walled hill towns.
(*Disclaimer: Being that Italy is one of the top gastronomic centers in the world, I have a lot of pictures of food. This isn't because there wasn't anything better film, it was just that the simplicity and care that went into the food, needed to be recorded. Thank you for reading . . . you may continue)
Hey, if it’s
worthy of ‘Twilight’ it must be good! Haha
No, really it was a beautiful, old hill town filled with some rich history. We stayed at the Meuble Il Riccio, just off the Piazza Grande. It was all cobblestone walkways, with narrow winding paths, that you are bound to get lost on (which isn't necessarily a bad thing). We were about a 1 minute from the main square, but you wouldn't realize it, with our bed and breakfast being tucked into a quiet stone court yard, that the owner had in his family since the 11th century. 11th century!! Now THAT is old.
Anyway, it was a shorter stay., and we didn't get a chance to do a whole lot of winery visits. But we did managed] to
take in a beautiful classical concert by The Royal College of Northern
Manchester, which was being held, conveniently enough, right in the main square. The coolest part of the day, was hearing the opera singers go through their lessons at the music school in the square during the day (the echo was amazing). My parents also were able to hit a few wine tastings, which they enjoyed, of course. Our last day in Montepulciano, we got out and visited the quaint town of Pienza (where,
I discovered, is the epi-center for Pecorino cheese!!! Ahhh!).
The nice thing, was that after Venice, Cinque Terre and Castelina in Chianti, we were a bit more relaxed here, and we spent time recuperating ;).
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