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Gaiole in Chianti is a ''Forbes
/ref> Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as '' Strade Bianche'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities.
Official website
Chianti historical site (Tourist Information Office)
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Gaiole in Chianti is a ''comune
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'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena
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Geography
The province is divided into seven historical areas:
* Alta Val d'Elsa
* Chianti senese
* The urban area o ...
in the Italian region Tuscany
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Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
, located about southeast of Florence
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and about northeast of Siena
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The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...
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'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."/ref> Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as '' Strade Bianche'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities.
Main sights
*Castello di Brolio
The Castello di Brolio is a rural castle, palace and gardens located in San Regolo, in the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti, about 20 km NE of Siena, region of Tuscany, Italy.
The palace has belonged to the Ricasoli family for nearly 800 y ...
castle and vineyard (11th century).
*Abbey of Coltibuono
*'' Pieve'' of San Marcellino, of medieval origin. It was mostly rebuilt in the 14th century.
*''Pieve'' of San Polo Rosso, dating from the 12th century. It is now part of a 14th-century defensive structure. The interior has a nave with two aisles and an apse.
*''Pieve'' of San Giusto in Salcio
*Romanesque ''Pieve'' of Santa Maria a Spaltenna, known from 1030.
*''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine (11th century). It was once home of an early work by Simone Martini
Simone Martini ( – 1344) was an Italian painter born in Siena.
He was a major figure in the development of early Italian painting and greatly influenced the development of the International Gothic style.
It is thought that Martini was a pupil ...
and a triptych by Bicci di Lorenzo, now in the Siena Pinacoteca. Some fragmentary medieval frescoes still remain on exhibit today.
*''Pieve'' of San Vincenti.
*Castello di Tornano
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*''Castello'', the old town center of Giudicato of Cagliari in Sardinia
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castle and vineyard.
People
* Bettino Ricasoli (1809–1880),Prime Minister
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of the Kingdom of Italy
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, who created the Chianti recipe of 70% Sangiovese
Sangiovese (, also , , ) is a red Italian wine grape variety that derives its name from the Latin ''sanguis Jovis'', "the blood of Jupiter". Though it is the grape of most of central Italy from Romagna down to Lazio (the most widespread grape i ...
, 15% Canaiolo and 15% Malvasia bianca
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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
Official website
Chianti historical site (Tourist Information Office)
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