#healyholiday: montepulciano
Ashley Healy
Just an hour and a half south of Lucca is the Tuscan wine country around Montepulciano. We were hungry for the landscape of cyprus trees, sunflowers and villas, as well as more great Tuscan cooking along the vineyard tours we'd planned with a private driver!
Montepulciano Highlights: 30 Aug - 1 Sept
- Stunning landscapes
- Huge old red and yellow villas
- Vineyards over every hill
- The smell of manure
- Crashing a vespa (oops!)
- Exploring the old town of PIenza
- The leatherworker's shop
- CHEESE shops!
- Dinner in the garden at La Grotta
- Our own private driver for a day of vineyard tours
- Vineyards: Tenuta Valdipiatta, Politziano, Avignonesi
- Borgo TreRose
- Exploring Montepulciano at sunset
