Montepulciano

Montepulciano is a 13,984 inhabitants town located in a volcanic hill in the southern part of Tuscany, Italy. It's part of the province of Siena and it's part of Val di Chiana (very close to neighbouring Val d'Orcia). Its famous for being set of famous films and because of its wine, vino nobile di Montalcino.  How do I arrive to Montepulciano?   Montepulciano isn't very well connected with other destinations in Tuscany.  Train: Montepulciano is connected by train to Siena (aprox. 1 hour 10 minutes). Bus: there are 4 daily buses from and to Siena (aprox. 1 hour 30 minutes) that stop at Pienza  (aprox. 20 minutes) and 10 daily buses to Montalcino (aprox. 1 hour). Car: if you rented a car it can be reached from Montalcino...

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Cortona

Cortona is a 22,104 inhabitants town on a hill in the southeastern part of Tuscany, in Italy. It's part of province of Arezzo and the most important town of the province in the Val di Chiana. Cortona is home of a wine DOC, has appeared on famous films and has an important Etruscan heritage (it was one of the 12 Etruscan cities). How do I arrive to Cortona?   Cortona isn't very well connected with the rest of Tuscany but still it isn't so difficult to reach Train: the nearest station is Camucia-Cortona, from where there are frequent trains to Arezzo (aprox. 25 minutes) and Florence (aprox. 1 hour 45 minutes) and even Rome (aprox. 2 hour 45 minutes) in Lazio. Bus: there are some buses from Cortona that reach destinations Arezzo...

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Chianti

Chianti is an area located in parts of the provinces of Siena and Florence, placed in the center of Tuscany, Italy. The region is known for its landscapes full of vineyards (the typical Tuscan landscape) and it's famous around the world due to its wine, Chianti wine. But the area of Chianti is the most popular rural area of Tuscany, Italy and maybe Europe, having appeared in many films, books through history. How do I arrive to Chianti?   Chianti is located between Florence and Siena and therefore it's quite well communicated. The beast mean of transport to discover Chianti is, without any kind of doubt, the car because public transport is rather unfrequent.Bus: there are frequent buses that connect Greve in Chianti with Panzano...

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