Montepulciano is a medieval hilltop town in Tuscany, Italy. Surrounded by vineyards, it is known for its Nobile red wine. The Torre di Pulcinella is a clock tower topped by Pulcinella, one of the characters of the commedia dell’arte. Piazza Grande is home to the 14th-century Palazzo Comunale, with a tower offering views of the surrounding countryside, and the Duomo, which displays an enormous triptych on the altar. Montepulciano which from the top of a hill dominates the Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia.
Montepulciano was long contested by Florence and Siena. From the 15th to the 16th century, the village was at the center of a great cultural and artistic fervor that saw not only the presence of great humanists such as the poet Angelo Poliziano, but also the construction of splendid churches and homes by great architects such as Antonio da Sangallo, Jacopo Barozzi and Baldassarre Peruzzi. Today Montepulciano has a strong attraction for tourists, thanks to its characteristic urban structure, the famous cultural events of which it is the protagonist, but also and above all thanks to the magnificent vineyards that surround it from which the excellent Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG is obtained.