I am happy to say, now that we are on the train to Venice , that Montepulciano was worth it. Yesterday I wasn't sure. This was the one leg of the trip that rested greatly on timing of others, as we were only there one night, and was very stressful for me. Our train was delayed 40min so we missed the bus connection to Montepulciano. We had to wait 1.5hr for the next one. Also we moved out of a tourist part of Italy so less people spoke English. Fortunately once we arrived it was great. The place we stayed was so quaint and had a balcony that overlooked the rolling hills of Tuscany. Montepulciano itself is quite small, and we wandered around the town in no time at all. It is less of a place to see tourist sites and more of a place to experience. It is known for its wine, which they give you samples of in many of the stores. You could literally start at the top of the hill and be stumbling by the bottom with all the samples of wine. The pizza we ate was the best so far and we discovered a red wine we both love. Its Brunello di Montalcino and its known worldwide as one of the best wines. The Rosso di Montalcino is made of the same grapes but aged less and is also great (and less expensive). I loved the small Italian town feel, even with the language barrier. The view from our balcony was so incredible that we decided to watch the sunset from there with some of the worlds best wine. It was such a relaxing moment together which we needed since we've been traveling for two weeks now and needed a second wind.
We ate breakfast at our hotel before we packed up. Because the town is so small you really only need 24hr to see it, but if we were to come again I would stay longer to visit nearby towns in the Tuscany region. Fortunately we found out where and when to catch the bus the night before so we were stress free! Our train was a few minutes late but it is a nice day so we did not mind sitting outside. This train ride is beautiful and I can not believe we are in Venice tonight.
The view from our balcony
Love everything about this quaint town
Some of the worlds best wine.
That is a wine dispenser, like a pop dispenser but for wine!
Loving this trip together!
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