Introducing Montalcino
The last wily holdout against Florence, even after Siena had fallen, these days Montalcino is a retiring hill town. While this is a perfectly nice place to bulk up your calf muscles wandering inhumanly steep ‘streets’, the real attraction is its internationally coveted wine, Brunello (a bottle costs a minimum of €20 – we did say it was special!) and other local wines such as Rosso di Montalcino.
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If you’re a jazz-loving oenophile, you’ll savour the town’s annual Jazz & Wine festival, held in the second and third weeks of July.
The tourist office (0577 84 93 31; www.prolocomontalcino.it in Italian; Costa Municipio 1; 10am-1pm & 2-5.40pm Apr-Oct, closed Mon Nov-Mar) is just off Piazza del Popolo, the main square.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Driving through Italy (Tuscany)
by MTL 20 May 2012
Let me talk about the 'discovering Tuscany by car' questions. try these as a starting point. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/threa…
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RE: 3 weeks, Paris and Italy - first trip!
by MTL 11 May 2012
try these as a starting point. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2098033 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/t…
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RE: Two days each in Siena and Florence province
by Loveitaly 01 May 2012
That's way to much. Leave out Pisa for sure!! Are you saying in those two days you are going to see Florence. San G, Sienna, and Florence??…
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