Farmhouses in Chianti
If we refer to commonly used scientific terms, we may come round to the idea that Tuscans have a sense of order and moderation written in their genes. That sensitive eye for proportion expressed in the need of transforming every single article, fruit of their [more]

Monna Lisa’s House
“Look, I am a countryman, and can you imagine in what corner of the earth, under what sky, I feel truly in a state of bliss? This place is called Vignamaggio from the wines of Bacchus and the month of the year when nature is in full bloom. It is surrounded on all sides by magnificent vineyards [more]

Montefienali: The Return from Oblivion
There is a part of the Chianti yet to be discovered. A Chianti beautiful for nature and architecture. A Chianti where the vines have been replaced with fir and chestnut trees, where the olive groves appear less frequently. Where the animal life prevails [more]

Castle of Meleto
The Castle of Meleto has one captivating attraction. Other castles have an imposing, powerful shape. Brolio and Cacchiano for example emerge clear and large, giving the impression of binding and subjugating the hill. When you get there, you come up against a part with large [more]

Brolio Castle, or ‘dei Firidolfi Ricasoli’
The castle of Brolio is similar to the emblem of the Chianti, a sort of banner, the standard-bearer of an entire army of Fortresses, many of which have forgotten their original characteristics. This is due to the fact that when you see it from far away, it looks powerful, solid, arrogant, redundant. You then discover [more]

The Church of San Polo
When you finally get there, after crossing the countryside from Lecchi to Radda in Chianti, it will be difficult for you to imagine that locked in this powerful fortified structure, built in different periods, partly a fortress and partly a country villa with a lovely covered loggia, is one of the most [more]

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