Chianti, Italy https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/chianti-italy/ Tuscany tourist information and visitors guide Thu, 30 May 2024 10:44:21 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.bella-toscana.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/favicon.ico Chianti, Italy https://www.bella-toscana.com/category/chianti-italy/ 32 32 Montebenichi and the Castelletto di Montebenichi https://www.bella-toscana.com/montebenichi-and-the-castelletto-di-montebenichi/ Sat, 06 Feb 2021 16:12:15 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16250 Montebenichi is located in the municipality of Bucine in the Province of Arezzo of Tuscany. The village is situated on a hilltop between the Chianti Aretino and the Chianti Senesi, dominating the Valdambra, right on the border with the municipalities of Gaiole in Chianti and Castelnuovo Berardenga. The views from the village are truly splendid, sweeping across the Crete Senesi to Monte Amiata in the south, Cortona in the east and Sienna and beyond in the west.

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]]> Stay at a winery in the Chianti Classico wine zone of Tuscany https://www.bella-toscana.com/stay-at-a-winery-in-the-chianti-classico-wine-zone-of-tuscany/ Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:05:58 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=16138 One of the great pleasures of visiting the beautiful Chianti Classico wine zone of Tuscany is the opportunity to stay at a working winery. Agriturismo "Le Cetinelle", located in the cool Chianti hills above Greve in Chianti, is just such a property. "Le Cetinelle" produces Chianti Classico wine and extavirgin olive oil, and offers comfortable accommodation for visitors holidaying in the region.

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]]> Castellina in Chianti https://www.bella-toscana.com/castellina-in-chianti/ Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12673 Castellina in Chianti is situated on a ridge along the Chiantigiana highway between Florence and Siena, at the turn-off for Poggibonsi. Castellina has an attractive old town centre marred by a grotesque formation of industrial silos and an abandoned warehouse

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]]> The “Agriturismo Experience” https://www.bella-toscana.com/agriturismo-experience/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12369 The term “agriturismo” has a legal meaning in Tuscany even though it is sometimes used loosely to refer to any rural holiday accommodation. An agritourism is a working farm – in Tuscany invariably a winery and/or producer of olive oil – that offers accommodation to tourists in the form of whole houses, apartments or rooms.

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]]> Monteriggioni https://www.bella-toscana.com/monteriggioni/ Wed, 09 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12669 Monteriggioni is one of the most famous and attractive castles in all Tuscany. Its curtain wall and fourteen towers are virtually intact, and the interior is now occupied by a small and peaceful village.

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]]> Badia a Coltibuono https://www.bella-toscana.com/badia-a-coltibuono/ Mon, 07 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12697 Badia a Coltibuono was founded in 1051 by monks of the Benedictine Vallombrosan Order who also began planting the first vineyards in the Upper Chianti area. In 1810, when Tuscany was under Napoleonic rule, the monks were forced to leave Coltibuono and the monastery was deconsecrated and, after passing through a number of hands, was bought by the Stucchi-Prinetti family.

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]]> Greve in Chianti https://www.bella-toscana.com/greve-in-chianti/ Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12670 Greve in Chianti is a small town situated in the valley of the Greve stream, half-way along the scenic Chiantigiana highway (SS 222) that runs from Florence to Sienna. Greve has an attractive, arcaded, triangular piazza with several ceramics and wine shops

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]]> Accommodations in Chianti https://www.bella-toscana.com/accommodations-in-chianti/ Sat, 05 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12953 The Tuscany holiday accommodations listed here are located in both the countryside and the small towns and villages of the Chianti Classico wine territory. They are often near wineries but are not working vineyards themselves.

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]]> Bed and Breakfast in Chianti https://www.bella-toscana.com/bed-and-breakfast-in-chianti/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12967 One of the most convenient forms of accommodation in Chianti and Tuscany is a Bed and Breakfast (B&B) in Chianti. These can be located in both the countryside and the small towns and villages of the Chianti Classico wine territory and there are usually only two or three rooms offered, making for a more relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

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]]> Lamole https://www.bella-toscana.com/lamole/ Sun, 22 Nov 2020 13:00:39 +0000 https://www.bella-toscana.com/?p=12662 Lamole is a small village high up in the Chianti hills, accessed from a turnoff between Greve and Panzano. While Lamole is a charming little place in itself, the main reason for a visit is the beautiful drive up, passing by the famous renaissance Villa Vignamaggio and the Castello di Lamole along a road lined by cypresses and offering spectacular views.

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