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About Montalcino
Montalcino sits above the Val d'Orcia on a hill crowned by a 14th-century fortress, and its streets still read like a medieval archive — the Palazzo Comunale, the loggia, the small museums of Brunello. History-minded travellers often pair it with the neighbouring hill towns on a single loop, as on the Guided Tour of Tuscany: Montalcino, Pienza, Montepulciano & Wine Tastings, or go deeper into the cellars on the Florence: Brunello Wine Tour to 2 Wineries with Tuscan Lunch.
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Montalcino itself is the draw: a walled hill town with a 14th-century fortress, a Gothic palazzo and a civic museum, plus centuries of Brunello winemaking tied to the landscape. Day trips add the neighbouring medieval centres of Pienza and Montepulciano, so you see how the Val d'Orcia's towns, churches and cellars developed together rather than in.
