Hills, rows of cypress trees and good wine may seem like a cliché of good Tuscan living, but the Montalbano it is outside the main tourist circuits and preserves the authenticity of the place. Halfway between Florence and Prato, Artimino, the most enchanting medieval village in the area, can be a good choice for a food and wine stop.
Also doctors they had a beautiful villa, just outside the town, nicknamed the gods One Hundred Chimneys and seat of an Etruscan museum. The walls with the clock tower are orderly and fascinating: as soon as you cross the main entrance, it seems that time has stopped.
In the summer seasons, when the heat of the city is intolerable, many young people in the area move to Artimino on Sunday afternoons for a snack or homemade aperitif. The Peruzzi workshop it is in fact a place where you can drink and eat at any time of day or night. With a nice glass of wine, perhaps from the area (the Barco Reale or the Carmignano are excellent), a platter of cold cuts and cheeses is just what you need. Cost on 10-15 euro. The easiest formula is that of a nice flatbread with ham or finocchiona. For all those who want to taste Tuscany, the real one.
