Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Montepulciano (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Church of the Gesù, San Biagio, and Riserva naturale Lucciola Bella. Also, be sure to include Museo Civico di Montepulciano in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Montepulciano (Tuscany).
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Church of the Gesù
The church of the Gesù, also known as the Parish church of the Santissimo Nome di Gesù is a Baroque style, Roman Catholic church located on Via di Voltaio #101 in central Montepulciano, region of Tuscany, Italy.[1]
Address: Vicolo delle Scuole Pie, 1, 53045 Montepulciano
San Biagio
Circa-1500s church with countryside view. San Biagio is a church outside Montepulciano, Tuscany, central Italy.[2]
Riserva naturale Lucciola Bella
The Lucciola Bella nature reserve is a protected natural area located in the municipality of Pienza in the province of Siena. The nature reserve, set in the last eastern foothills of the famous Crete Senesi, has all the characteristic elements of the Val d'Orcia landscape.
Museo Civico di Montepulciano
Art gallery in Montepulciano, Italy. The Museo Civico di Montepulciano, also known as the Museo Civico Pinacoteca Crociani, is the town or comune art gallery and museum. It is housed in the medieval Palazzo Neri Orselli, a 14th-century structure located on Via Ricci #10, corner with Via Talosa, in the center of the town of Montepulciano, in the Province of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy. The museum was founded in 1954.[3]
Santa Lucia
Santa Lucia is a Baroque style church, located in the piazza of the same name in the town of Montepulciano, Province of Siena, Region of Tuscany.
The church was designed in 1653 by Flaminio del Turco. The travertine facade sports four composite ionic pilasters with a rounded tympanum above the door. Empty niches and cartouches abound, as well as two stone garlands astride the door. The church underwent restoration in 1822.
The interior has a nave without aisles with a main altar with a wooden crucifix by Giovanni Battista Alessi. The stucco statues of Saints Roch and Sebastian were completed by Bartolomeo Mazzuoli (1684-1749). An altarpiece on the left of the church with Saints Jerome, Margaret, Lawrence, and Agnes was painted by Gaetano Perpignani. To the right of the entrance, in the Ceppari Chapel, is an altarpiece depicting the Madonna della Misericordia by Luca Signorelli. To the left of the church of Santa Lucia is the 13th century Oratory of San Giovanni Battista in Poggiolo.[4]
Palazzo Ricci
Theater, Concerts and shows, Memorial
Address: Via Ricci 9_11, 53045 Montepulciano
St. Augustine Church
Also known as: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino
The church of Saint Augustine is located in Montepulciano, in the province of Siena, in the diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.
Founded in 1285, it was completely renovated in the 15th century, with Michelozzo di Bartolomeo's work on the lower part of the façade, which is marked by fluted pilasters, surmounted by niches framing the portal, in whose lunette is a terracotta relief of the Madonna and Saints John the Baptist and Augustine.
The upper part of the facade was built later. Restorations carried out in 1784-1791 altered the original layout, of which the single nave remains.
Inside, a Resurrection of Lazarus by Alessandro Allori, a St. Nicholas of Tolentino by Giovanni di Paolo, a polychrome wooden Crucifix by Antonio da Sangallo, and a Crucifixion with mourners by Lorenzo di Credi.
Address: Piazza Michelozzo, 53045 Montepulciano
Church of Santa Maria dei Servi
Also known as: Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi
The church of Santa Maria dei Servi is a 14th-century church located in Montepulciano, in the province of Siena, in the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.
Address: Via di Collazzi, 78, 53045 Montepulciano
Fortezza Medicea
The Medicean Fortress is a building, originally a military one erected in 1261 in Montepulciano by the Republic of Siena.
Address: Via Fiorenzuola Vecchia 10, Montepulciano
Santuario di Sant'Agnese
The church of Sant'Agnese is a Catholic place of worship in Montepulciano, in the province of Siena, in the Diocese of Montepulciano-Chiusi-Pienza.
Address: Piazza Santa Agnese, 53045 Montepulciano
Cathedral
Cathedral in Montepulciano, Italy. Santa Maria Assunta is a cathedral and principal place of worship in Montepulciano. The cathedral was consecrated in 1712. Among the artworks in the cathedral is an Assumption of the Virgin triptych on the high altar painted by Taddeo di Bartolo in 1401, which includes a self portrait as the apostle Thaddeus.[5]