TUSCANY, LIKE A FINE WINE, HAS BEEN SOME TIME IN THE MAKING...

Hello.....I love to go on vacations. My wife and I usually go on vacations for a few days but about 5-6 times a year and sometimes more. To start, I’m going to explain our last experience in Tuscany (La Toscana). We went there with a hired motor home.
Tuscany is possibly the greatest repository of art in the world, from extraordinary paintings and sculpture to frescoes and architectural masterpieces.
We went there not only in search of fine art but also, to explore the extraordinary countryside and as gourmets to enjoy the simple yet wonderful cuisine and wine.
There is a lot to see and do in Tuscany, the difficulty is really where to start.
Our first stop was in Siena. Other stops were Florence, Arezzo, San Gimignano, Montalcino, Montepulciano, and Lucca.
I want to talk about Montalcino. It’s a hill town located no far from Pienza and in the valley called “Val d’Orcia”.
There are medieval walls and a fortress built at the highest point of the town. Down the narrow short street that extends from the main gate of the fortress is the museum “Musei Riuniti” which is both a civic and diocesan museum.
The main square, the “Piazza del Popolo”, is downhill from the fortress. The principal building on the square is the town hall, once the “Palazzo dei Priori” but now the “Palazzo Comunale”.
There are many other medieval buildings in Montalcino that make up its historical centre “centro storico”.
Last but not least, Montalcino is famous for its wine “Brunello di Montalcino”. It’s the first Italian red wine awarded with “Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita” (DOCG), 100% produced in the territory of Montalcino province of Siena. This fantastic and highly recommendable wine is considered for the most experts as the most long-lived Italian red wine.
I’ll see you on the next experience.