Palaces & Monuments
Torre campanaria di Pulcinella
MONTEPULCIANO
The short Pulcinella Bell Tower rises in front of Saint Augustine’s Church. On top of it ,a metal covered wooden statue, connected ,through a mechanism, to a clock below, strikes the time. On the right, looking at the tower, there are two parallel streets: Ruga di Mezzo (originally Arts Street) and Ruga di Fuori (originally Guerrazzi Street) in the ancient district of terraced houses, that present a typical Medieval structure. In this place the manufacturing and producing activities were located.The short Pulcinella Bell Tower rises in front of Saint Augustine’s Church. On top of it ,a metal covered wooden statue, connected ,through a mechanism, to a clock below, strikes the time. On the right, looking at the tower, there are two parallel streets: Ruga di Mezzo (originally Arts Street) and Ruga di Fuori (originally Guerrazzi Street) in the ancient district of terraced houses, that present a typical Medieval structure. In this place the manufacturing and producing activities were located.