My friend and I are planning our second trip to Italy for June 2013. We are so excited. We will begin in Salzburg (not in Italy, we know!), then on to Venice. We will be leaving Venice for Tuscany. That is where our question comes in. We are trying to decide on a home base in Tuscany. After we leave Tuscany, we are heading to Vernazza (without the car – possibly dropping the car in La Spezia). We will be in Tuscany 4-5 nights with a car. We would like to take a few day trips in Tuscany and Umbria possibly to Assisi, Orvieto, Lucca, Pienza, and/or Volterra. We really want to visit some vineyards, experience the countryside, and are interested in architecture. We would prefer to stay in an agriturismo. Would you recommend making our base near Cortona, Siena, Montalcino, or Montepulciano? (We stayed in the town of Montepulciano last time and loved it!)
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