Our journey into the Tuscan hill country and Montepulciano began as I nervously tried to decipher the Italian bus system. We were certainly venturing into areas that were not as easy to navigate as the previous tourist meccas. The 1:10 bus never arrived and I noticed one other passenger looking annoyed/anxious by this before the next scheduled bus made it to the station. The 2 hour bus trip was stupendous. I'm so thankful that we didn't rent a car so we both could enjoy the fall drive through Tuscany. There was some confusion with our bus driver as to where we wanted to get off the bus. We were hoping to catch a shuttle up the hill since we were warned of the tremendous climb, but he convinced us to disembark early resulting in a strenuous trek to the hotel. When Chizia greeted us, she lamented that we didn't take the shuttle and hurried to grab us water, wine and snacks. The B&B also featured a wine bar and was the most luxurious place we stayed on our trip...even views from the bathroom were spectacular.
Our time in Montepulciano was spent hiking the city streets (no joke), tasting wine and enjoying Tuscan cuisine. Montepulciano is known for its Noble wine variety and most recently as a location for New Moon (see pictures). We wandered the town's wine cellar tunnels and even saw a portion of an Etruscan tomb.
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