At the political and religious heart of Montepulciano, this square of medieval origin (but remodelled in the Renaissance) with its irregular layout and façades in various styles, makes for a harmonious architectural ensemble.

Below the town, this masterpiece by Sangallo the Elder was inaugurated in 1529 by the Pope Clement VII. Influenced by the plans of Bramante for the reconstruction of St Peter's, the edifice revisits the idea of a square plan in the form of a Greek ..

This majestic Renaissance palace, attributed to Sangallo the Older , comprises a portico and a large doorway with semicircular arches. Six Ionic columns support the pilasters on the upper floor where a loggia is laid out. To the left of the doorway ..

This Gothic palace decorated with machicolations, crenelated and with an attractive square tower, was rebuilt in the 15 C by Michelozzo. From the top of the tower, the panoramic view over the town, the surrounding area and the Tuscan countryside is..

With its top of two lions bearing the shield of the Medicis, this well does not lack attraction!

The fortified Porta al Prato gives onto the main street, Via Roma, flanked by palaces and churches, which splits to form a loop around the monumental centre, which charms visitors with its unity and harmony.

Built in the 16-17 C, it has an interior of pure and austere lines. To the left of the doorway, the recumbent figure of Bartolomeo Aragazzi is by the Florentine architect Michelozzo and formed part of a tomb whose other element have been dispersed:..

It has an attractive collection of varnished terracottas by Andrea Della Robbia , Etruscan remains and paintings from the 13 to18 C

This work by Antonio Sangallo the Older is a fine example of the Florentine Renaissance style, with its bossages and curvilinear or rectangular facades.

The design of this attractive end of the Renaissance palace (16 C) is attributed to the architect Vignola.

This church has an attractive Renaissance facade designed in the 15C by Michelozzo from Florence. Opposite notice the jack-of-the-clock on the tower; it is Punch!