Sun & Moon in Montepulciano, Under the Tuscan Sun & New Moon Film Locations

Amanda May 1, 2010

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by Deborah Downes
Please note: New Moon spoilers!
From an upper floor window overlooking the piazza, American Frances Mayes watched the acrobatics of two flag throwers in front of Palazzo Communale, a crenellated building with a clock tower. Along with two friends, she cheered on their favorite flag thrower. Down on the piazzaBella Swan, a clumsy American teenager with latent talents, turned the heads of Italian men while fighting her way through the red clad crowd. In desperation, she hurried to the clock tower to stop Edward Cullen, gorgeous vampire and love of her life, from forcing the Vol...

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