Panoramic Hotel Montepulciano

Reviews and Rates

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

3.00

Via Di Villa Bianca 8 Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy, 53045, 39-578-798398

Check Rates and Availability

Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy
Adults:

Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at the Panoramic Hotel Montepulciano

And so the road trip continues...

First thing on Wednesday morning, we checked out of our rooms in Santa Maria degli Angeli (or Santa Maria de who-sy-whatsit as I called it) and took the bus up the hill to Assisi to visit San Francesco cathedral. There's quite an impressive view of it from the bottom of the hill. It was built in honour of St Francis of Assisi. Strangely enough, there was nothing in Assisi or even in our Lonely Planet book that told us that St Francis is the patron saint of animals and also of Italy - we found...

Montepulciano, Italy namalee
Check Rates!

Travel Blogs Nearby

Italian Tea Party

For the last couple weeks my Italian culture class has been on and off again because my professor was hospitalized with pneumonia. This week she finally resumed lectures, however we are in a different class room that is literally right across from her apartment so she doesn't have to walk a long way in the cold. And it is getting really cold in Siena right now.

This, unfortunately, means ...

Siena, Tuscany, Italy spottiedottie
Orvieto, la ville sur une bosse

... centaines de grottes qui se trouve sous la ville. Ces grottes auraient ete creuse au tout debut, quelques 800 ans avant jesus. Puis elle n'aurait pas ete reutilise jusque dans les annes 1300 ou elles ont ete decouverte. depuis, les gens on commencer a les agrandir , tellement que cela a mis la stabilite de la ville au-dessus en danger. alors maintenant il y a des pilliers dans certaines grottes pour soutenir la ville.

Orvieto, Umbria, Italy frdrick
A Much Nicer Day Trip To Siena!

... alone weren’t enough of a draw, the cathedral’s high archways and spectacular dome are supported by really interesting, black-and-white-striped marbled columns that were knock-your-socks-off striking and very unique to any other cathedral we’ve seen. (I likened the interior to “elegant Dr. Suess,” although I’m not yet sure that works!). Also, through a door on the north side, we toured the church’s hidden ...

Siena, Tuscany, Italy annalisamurray
arezzo, pas si inspirante

Arezzo, la ville qui a suposement inspirer michelange !! 500 ans plus tard, on se deman de bien ce qui a pu l'inspirer! Puis c'est roberto bellini qui a fait son fillm "la vita est bella" dans les cantons a l'extrerieur des murs de la ville. C'est vrai que ...

Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy frdrick
siena

... un prix pour s'assoir a une table! ici c'etait 2 euro par personne! mais sa en valais la peine, les bruchettas., les gnocchis et l'osso buco etaient tous delicieux.

ensuite, la piazza del campo ou il y a un gros chateau avec une tour tres haute, pui une visite a la piazza du duomo pour y voir la seul eglise completement baroque ...

Siena, Tuscany, Italy frdrick
Not a bad place to spend the night...

... was out for their evening passeo - walk. The gelateria's and cafes were overflowing with people. I spied a deli with a spit raosted pig lying on display in the window and got the best pork sandwich ever!!! Too late to go on we decided to park up. We had accidentially drained our leisure battery so Kim had to cook by torch but the torch battery was running out..so no other choice, we headed for a bar! Life's tough.

Orvieto, Umbria, Italy darrenhough74
My Sienese Life

... races that take place on July 2 and August 16th. The winning contrade of these two races then has bragging rights for the entire year. They are allowed to display their flags all year-round and throw huge parties. As you'll probably see from one of my photos oftentimes members of the contrada march around Siena in their traditional, medieval contrada-garb (Robin Hood: Men in Tights comes to mind for a description) banging drums and waving their flags.

Anyway, after a little ...

Siena, Tuscany, Italy spottiedottie
Wine Country Paradise - Tuscany

... a strategic spot perched on high ground with commanding views of the surrounds. Usually some sort of fortress or castle was built, often still standing. Impressive walls were built usually with protection in mind, but now simply enhance the old world charm with their crenolations and archers slits. Elaborate cathedrals or duomos were built wherever excess wealth existed. Urban planning was luckily centuries away so now winding random alleys meander through houses and ...

Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy jenandjeffmilum
Montepulciano, then Villa Villiano at last

... he says he's outside but we don't see anyone outside. I think to myself...this really looks like an apartment not a villa...weird. Dare I say a word after yesterday's lodging episode? Mmmm...Mario we are standing outside here...and you still can't see us? To make a long story short we are at the villa's caretaker's house - NOT the villa. Mario says in clear English 'stay there - I will come and get you ...

Montepulciano, Italy esmigiel
Check Rates!

Check Rates and Availability

Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy
Adults:
Adults:
Check-In:

mm/dd/yyyy
Check-Out:

mm/dd/yyyy

Click each "Check Rates" button to view the sites you selected.

You have checked  of  sites


    Africa | Asia | Australasia | Europe | Middle East | North America | South America | Central America | Caribbean

    Copyright © 1997 - 2009 TravelPod.com, a proud founder of travel blogs on the web. All Rights Reserved.