When Wine Barrells Rule Montepulciano
On Sunday August 27th in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy, the Bravio delle Botti will take place again.
As every year, the Bravio delle Botti will see the contradas of Montepulciano challenge each other in one of the most fatiguing strength and endurance-based Medieval traditions in Tuscany.
The barrell pushers have to roll huge oak wine barrells uphill on the steep streets of Montepulciano. Needles to say, some editions have seen the participants in need of serious medical assistance!
The previous Saturday August the 19th the city of Montepulciano will elect the master of ceremonies through a romantic ceremony that sees the town adorned for a jolly time of all participants and spectators.
I have been in Montepulciano several times already, and I have to say that if the town is lovely during each time of the year, during the Bravio delle Botti it becomes a little magical. It is an experience to try at least one if you are going to be in Tuscany on the 19th or 27th of August.
The Bravio delle Botti in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy, will begin on Sunday August 27th, 2006 in Piazza Grande at 7 p.m.
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