TOURISM IN THE CHIANTI
Your most complete local guide to the Chianti region of Italy for excursions and accomodation

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The guide for the essential places to visit in Tuscany and in the Chianti
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The Chianti is the hilly landscape area in the Tuscany region of Italy located between Florence and Siena where the Chianti Classico Wine is produced. Art, history and food are the major treasure of the region and this web site try to show you the things of main interest that you MUST visit if coming in Tuscany.
Besides the above links provided other remarkable places of interest that you can not miss are: in the north along the seaside Pisa (with the linen tower) and the villages on the cliffs Cinque Terre defined by the UNESCO as world heritage. Also of particular interest are the historic towns of Lucca in the north and Volterra and San Gimignano in the center. We also provide you with possible accomodations in the middle of everything to give you the chance to be able to visit all the main things without changing your accomodation.

The Wine

MULTIMEDIA RESOURCES: here you find the audio and video for a multimedia experience

AUDIO BOOK ON THE ITALIAN RENAISSANCE to listen several chapters on the most fascinating artistic mouvement that spread from Florence.

VIDEOS ON THE CHIANTI some video turned on the land

THE CHIANTI: THE TOURISM IN THE CHIANTI BLOG

EXPLORING THE MAIN VILLAGES OF CHIANTI:
Barberino Val d'Elsa * San Donato in Poggio * Castellina in Chianti * Radda in Chianti * Gaiole in Chianti * Greve in Chianti

PURE RELAX IN THE CHIANTI:
A day at the lake A day in the Monte San Michele natural Park

CHIANTI HISTORY:
Petrognano Chaphel and the Semifonte secret revealed * Meleto Castle * Brolio Castle * Certaldo * Monteriggioni fortress * San Gimignano the towered village * Nebbiano Church * Pogni

WINE AND HISTORIC FEASTS IN THE CHIANTI:
Montespertoli Wine Feast * A day with Tony Blair * Mercantia middleagedfestival

SECRET TREASURES OF THE CHIANTI:
La Forra di Maurizio * Montefienile * Badia a Coltibuono * Vertine * Spaltenna * Castello di S. Donato in Perano * Castello D'Albola * Castello di Volpaia * Montevertine * Santa Maria Novella * Castello di Monterinaldi * Certosa di Pontignano * Castello di Lucignano * Castello di San Sano * Lamole-Vignamaggio * Tignano

PRACTICAL MATTERS FOR THE TOURIST OF THE CHIANTI:

BEST PLACES TO EAT
BEST ACCOMODATIONS : gorgeous appartments and Villa for a great stay at a cheap price

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

USEFUL LINKS

METEO AND SEASIDE WEBCAM

GUIDE TO THE OTHER TUSCANY PLACES THAT YOU CAN NOT MISS:

Florence for the Pitti Palace, Ponte Vecchio, the Ufizzi art gallery, the Dome and the David at the Galleria dell'Accademia

Siena for Piazza del Campo, the Dome, the museums

Pisa for the linen tower

villages on the cliffs Cinque Terre defined by the UNESCO as world heritage.

The historic town of Lucca and its walls

Volterra for the fortress and the historic center and the Roman amphiteatre

San Gimignano for the towers that made it named as the Manhattan of Italy.

The places defined UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE IN TUSCANY

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