Que faire à Montepulciano

Montepulciano's Unmissable Treasures

Montepulciano is a Renaissance hill town between the Val d'Orcia and the Val di Chiana. This selection covers its main square and the buildings around it, the pilgrimage church of San Biagio below the walls, the town's other key churches, its civic museum and fortress, and a historic café.

Montepulciano's Unmissable Treasures — Carte

A

Tempio di San Biagio

A domed Renaissance church in honey-coloured travertine, built on a Greek-cross plan by Antonio da Sangallo the Elder just below the town walls.

Oschirmer / cc-by-sa-4.0

B

Piazza Grande

The town's main square at the top of the hill, framed by the cathedral, the town hall and Renaissance palaces, with a well decorated with griffins and lions.

Taddeo di Bartolo / pd

C

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

The cathedral on Piazza Grande, with an unfinished brick facade and a large gilded altarpiece by Taddeo di Bartolo inside.

Josep M. Gracia / cc-by-sa-4.0

D

Palazzo Comunale

The Gothic town hall on Piazza Grande, remodelled in the 15th century. Its tower can be climbed for wide views over the surrounding valleys.

Alessandro Antonelli / cc-by-3.0

E

Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

An Augustinian church on the main street, with a Renaissance facade attributed to Michelozzo.

Walter Giannetti / cc-by-sa-4.0

F

Museo Civico e Pinacoteca Crociani

The civic museum in a medieval palace, with Sienese and Florentine paintings, glazed terracottas and Etruscan finds.

PROPOLI87 / cc-by-sa-4.0

G

Fortezza Medicea

The fortress at the highest point of the hill, first built by Siena and later rebuilt under Florentine rule.

Mongolo1984 / cc-by-sa-4.0

H

Sant'Agnese

The church of the town's patron saint, Agnes of Montepulciano, just outside the northern gate, Porta al Prato.

Pufui PcPifpef / cc-by-sa-4.0

I

Teatro Poliziano

A horseshoe-shaped theatre completed in 1796, the main venue of the town's summer arts festival.

J

Colonna del Marzocco

A column topped by the Marzocco lion, the symbol of Florence, near the northern end of the main street.

Nubia Vianna Friedrich / cc-by-sa-4.0

K

Caffè Poliziano

A historic café on the main street with an Art Nouveau interior and a terrace overlooking the Val di Chiana.

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