From Roma: Montepulciano and Montalcino, on the Wine Routes

About This Experience

MORANDITOUR runs this 12-hour coach day from Piazza del Popolo to Montepulciano and Montalcino. It starts from $121 per person and holds 4.7 from only 14 GetYourGuide reviews, so the rating rests on a small sample. The commentary is in English and Spanish. There is no hotel pickup: you meet the coach at Piazza del Popolo, 15 minutes before departure, and it brings you back to the same square in the evening.

The coach drives about 1.5 hours to a 30-minute rest stop at Fabro, then another 45 minutes to Montepulciano. You get about 2.5 hours in town, including a guided walk past streets used in Twilight: New Moon and free time for shops and views. The wine tasting with lunch takes about an hour. After an hour's drive, Montalcino gets a 1.5-hour guided visit before the 2-hour ride back to Rome.

Lunch is cold cuts, cheeses, bruschetta and pici al ragu, served in a 13th-century cellar that holds an Etruscan tomb. You get two glasses of wine, one Montepulciano red and one Nobile di Montepulciano, with a sommelier guiding the tasting. In Montalcino the visit begins at the Brunello museum in the former Sant'Agostino convent, though the listing does not say whether entry is included.

Choose this one if you want more time in Montepulciano than the other coach days give, and a guided visit in Montalcino. Two glasses is a modest pour for a wine day. The operator lists many groups it is not suited to, including children under 8, people with mobility impairments and people with diabetes. The tour runs in all weather.

Highlights

• About 2.5 hours in Montepulciano, including a guided walk
• Lunch in a 13th-century cellar with an Etruscan tomb
• Montepulciano red and Nobile di Montepulciano with a sommelier
• Guided 1.5-hour visit to Montalcino
• Twilight: New Moon locations in Montepulciano
• Bilingual English and Spanish commentary

What's Included

• ✓ Round-trip coach from Piazza del Popolo
• ✓ Live guide in English and Spanish
• ✓ Typical lunch of cold cuts, cheeses, bruschetta and pici al ragu
• ✓ 2 glasses of wine: one Montepulciano red and one Nobile di Montepulciano
• ✓ Wine tasting in Montepulciano
• ✓ Guided visit to Montalcino

Not Included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off

What to Bring

• Comfortable shoes
• Sun hat and sunscreen
• Water
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• Arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before departure.
• Expect a moderate amount of walking in both towns.
• The tour runs in all weather, so dress for the forecast.
• The minimum drinking age is 18.
• The rating comes from only 14 reviews.

Meeting Point

Piazza del Popolo, in front of the entrance of the Leonardo da Vinci Museum, next to the church of Santa Maria del Popolo.