A visit to Montalcino

Montalcino, the hill town and commune in southern Tuscany. It is a very beautiful place situated at 550 meters height.

Montalcino is famous not for the architecture or churches but for one thing. The wine that is produced there especially the famous Brunello di Montalcino.

Walking around in Montalcino one sees that it is a famous wine region. It is easier to buy wine than coffee.There are wine stores everywhere. Quite fun to see all the different producers which I cannot find in Sweden.

Going to a restaurant in Montalcino is fun since they have so much wine there so it becomes very hard to choose. Some winelists are like a bible. Very thick and despite all the quality wine not at all expensive. In Montalcino I only drank their less famous wine called Rosso di Montalcino. This wine is also very good, not as heavy as the Brunello but still very good. I had the chance to try wine from different producers like Fattoi and Col Di Orcia.

Montalcino is a fun place to visit. Good food and wine. A town with good views and it is fun to walk in. The landscape around is beautiful and there are many chances to visit wine producers if one like. Nearby is also beautiful churches like Abbazia di Sant’Antimo.

A visit to the castle of Montalcino is also highly recommended.

Nearby is also many beautiful towns. One can just drive around randomly and find such beautiful places to visit.

Already looking forward to go back.