4 star Hotel Athena Siena

► Montepulciano

Montepulciano is built along a narrow limestone ridge and, at 605 m above sea level. The town is encircled by walls and fortifications designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder in 1511 for Cosimo I.  Inside the walls the streets are crammed with Renaissance-style palazzi and churches, but the town is chiefly known for its good local "Vino Nobile" wines. a long, winding street called the Corso climbs up into the main square, which crowns the summit of the hill.