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The View from the village of Montepulciano in Tuscany was of green fields as far as the eye could see.

Fantastic Friday – Tuscan view from Montepulciano

January 25, 2013 By Jan Robinson 6 Comments

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Montepulciano in TUSCANY is famous for Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, a wine that I had read about in several books.  In a confusing contradiction, there is a grape variety called Montepulciano, but they are not used in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.  The wine is named after the town, not the grape variety.  It is actually made from mostly Sangiovese grapes.

After leaving SIENA, we headed for the village of Montepulciano.  As it is car free, we parked our cute little blue Fiat at the bottom and proceeded to walk up and up and up the main street.  We both really liked wandering around the character filled (read steep) streets of the village and this photo captured the view from the top.  The famous Tuscan scene of golden fields leading to the stone farmhouse on a hill, was not to be found in April.  Instead we had FANTASTIC views of green as far as the eye could see.

The View from the village of Montepulciano in Tuscany was of green fields as far as the eye could see.

And no, we did not taste the wine – yet another contradiction.

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Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Lisa Wood

    January 26, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    oh my gosh that photo is stunning, how could you not try the wine!!!

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    • Jan

      January 28, 2013 at 8:01 pm

      It certainly was gorgeous. B.H. does not drink alcohol and I didn’t fancy trying it by myself!

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  2. Life Images by Jill

    January 29, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    fabulous view. Tuscany is on my list of places to go> I can see myself staying in a villa in a little town enjoying being part of the real Italy – and of course enjoying the wine!

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    • Jan

      January 30, 2013 at 9:37 am

      Italy is a great place to do that Jill.

      Reply
  3. Nancie

    February 20, 2013 at 7:18 pm

    WOW WOW WOW!!!

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    • Jan

      February 21, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      Italy doesn’t disappoint!

      Reply

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