CHIUSI , 14km east of Montepulciano, is a useful transport hub, but this sleepy place is worth more than an hour or two's stopover its quietly extraordinary cathedral, Christian catacombs and an Etruscan labyrinth could well entice you into delaying an onward journey. Chiusi Scalo , an unattractive suburb, is the default stop for all intercity buses, and is where the train station is located. The town centre, Chiusi Città , is 2km west; it's a short walk from the bus stop up Via Marconi to the main street, Via Porsenna , named after a semi-mythical Etruscan king of the sixth century BC. Here … more »