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Castellina in Chianti is a ''
The first settlements in the area dates from the
*The massive ''Rocca'' (castle), with a huge 14th-century tower. It houses a small Etruscan museum.
*Church of ''San Salvatore'', with an early 15th-century fresco of ''Madonna with Child'' and a polychrome wooden statue of Christ from the same age.
*''Palazzo Ugolini-Squarcialupi''.
*'' Palazzo Bianciardi''.
*The ''Via delle Volte'' tunnel.
*Montecalvario Mound, outside the town. It consists of four 7th-6th century BC tombs.
*Poggino
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Trip report with pictures and links from a stay outside Castellina in Chianti in July 2007
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comune
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'' (municipality) of c. 2,800 inhabitants in the province of Siena
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Geography
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* Alta Val d'Elsa
* Chianti senese
* The urban area o ...
, in the Italian
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region Tuscany
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, located about south of Florence
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and about northwest of Siena
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. It is part of the Chianti Hills, between the valleys of the Arbia, Pesa
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and Elsa rivers.
The territory of Castellina in Chianti borders the following municipalities: Barberino Val d'Elsa
Barberino Val d'Elsa is a ''frazione'' of Barberino Tavarnelle which was until December 2018 a sovereign ''comune'' (municipality).
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, Castelnuovo Berardenga
Castelnuovo Berardenga is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about east of Siena. Since 1932 it has been included in the Chianti wine-production area.
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, Greve in Chianti
Greve in Chianti (the old name was Greve; in 1972 it was renamed Greve in Chianti after the inclusion of that area in the Chianti wine district) is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy. It is lo ...
, Monteriggioni
Monteriggioni is a ''comune'' in the province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany. It borders on the communes of Casole d'Elsa, Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Colle di Val d'Elsa, Poggibonsi, Siena, and Sovicille. The ...
, Poggibonsi
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History
The area around Poggibonsi was already settled in the Neolithic age, although the firs ...
, Radda in Chianti
Radda in Chianti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about north of Siena.
Radda in Chianti borders the following municipalities: Castellina in Chianti ...
, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa
Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a former ''comune'' (municipality) and since 2019 a ''frazione'' of Barberino Tavarnelle in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about south of Florence.
Sights
The main attract ...
.
History
The first settlements in the area dates from the Etruscan __NOTOC__
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age, and they were probably devastated by Gaul
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ish invasions at the time of the latter's invasions against Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
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.
In the early Middle Ages the town was known as Salingolpe; in the 11th century Matilda of Tuscany
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gave it as fief to the counts Guidi Guidi is an Italian surname shared by several notable people:
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and, subsequently, to the Trebbio. In the early 15th century it became a stronghold, of which today the ''Rocca'' remain.
Main sights
*The massive ''Rocca'' (castle), with a huge 14th-century tower. It houses a small Etruscan museum.
*Church of ''San Salvatore'', with an early 15th-century fresco of ''Madonna with Child'' and a polychrome wooden statue of Christ from the same age.
*''Palazzo Ugolini-Squarcialupi''.
*'' Palazzo Bianciardi''.
*The ''Via delle Volte'' tunnel.
*Montecalvario Mound, outside the town. It consists of four 7th-6th century BC tombs.
*Poggino necropolis
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The term usually im ...
, also in the neighbourhood.
*Romanesque church of ''San Martino'', at Cispiano
*Church of ''San Giorgio alla Piazza'', housing a 15th panel from Cosimo Rosselli
Cosimo Rosselli (; 1439–1507) was an Italian painter of the Quattrocento, active mainly in his birthplace of Florence, but also in Pisa earlier in his career and in 1481–82 in the Sistine Chapel in Rome, where he painted some of the large ...
's workshop.
*''Pieve
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of Sant'Agnese'', with a ''Madonna with Child'' by Bicci di Lorenzo
Bicci di Lorenzo (1373–1452) was an Italian painter and sculptor, active in Florence.
He was born in Florence in 1373, the son of the painter, Lorenzo di Bicci, whose workshop he joined. He married in 1418, and in 1424 was registered in the Gui ...
.
Demographic evolution
See also
*History of Chianti
The history of Chianti dates back to at least the 13th century with the earliest incarnations of Chianti as a white wine. Today this Tuscan wine is one of Italy's most well known and recognizable wines. In the Middle Ages, the villages of Gaio ...
References
External links
Trip report with pictures and links from a stay outside Castellina in Chianti in July 2007
{{DEFAULTSORT:Castellina In Chianti Castles in Italy Etruscan sites