This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. «[…] però che, come in su la cerchia tonda Monteriggion di torri si corona, così la proda che ‘l pozzo circonda torregiavan di mezza la persona li orribili giganti, cui minaccia Giove del cielo ancora read more
This content is only available in English. Please suggest a new version in your language. The Eroica is a bike “race” – depending on the itinerary – which winds its way through attractive landscapes from Gaiole in Chianti to such scenic and iconic destinations as Siena, Valdorcia or Montalcino. It read more
Toscana es la región de Italia con más strade bianche, que se extienden por 45 km. Se denominan strade bianche todos los caminos vallados y sin asfaltar que pueden recorrerse en bicicleta (o también en moto, en coche, a caballo o andando). Son parte del patrimonio tutelado por la Unión read more
El Castillo de Sammezzano, rodeado por un amplio parque, se encuentra en la localidad homónima cerca de Leccio, en Reggello (provincia de Florencia), en un lugar de belleza increíble. Por su magnificencia, puede compararse con el castillo de Neuschwanstein, el reino de Luis II de Baviera. El castillo y el read more
San Gimignano es uno de los pocos burgos italianos cuyo patrimonio y espíritu medieval han permanecido intactos. No es una coincidencia que en 1990 fue declarado patrimonio de la UNESCO. San Gimignano tiene origen etrusco. Los Etruscos lo eligieron por su posición estratégica, ya que domina la Val d’Elsa. Cerca read more
Volterra, dramatic and atmospheric, is a place which has been immortalized in international literature. The first to put this walled village to paper was Gabriele D’Annunzio,legendary poet, soldier and novelist from Pescara, set his novel Forse Che Si Forse Che No within the city’s ancient walls.This tragic novel tells the read more
The battle of Campaldino, fought not far from the Conti Guidi’s Castle in Pioppi, on June 11th, 1289, day of Saint Barnaba, between the Guelph army of Florence and the army of Arezzo, supported by the Ghibellines,from central-southern Tuscany. It was one of the biggest battles in central Italy during read more
In Chiusdino, in the province of Siena, there is an ancient Cistercian abbey. The site consists of the old hermitage (called “Montesiepi Rotonda”) and the great abbey, of which only the skeleton of the walls remains. The hermitage is dedicated to the legendary San Galgano (1148-1181) who after his noble read more
This historic fortified abbey in Passignano has a dramatic position in the Chianti hills. It has been destroyed and rebuilt many times throughout history, and today it appears more like a castle than a monastery. In 1866 when the Siccardi Law suspended the monastic orders, the property passed to the read more
The residents of Greve in Chianti are born and grow up around the central square, which since the middle ages, has been a vital marketplace; the crossroads where the Val d’Arno (the Arno Valley), the Val di Greve (the Greve Valley) join the road from Florence to Siena. It is read more