Chianti is an ideal vacation spot year-round: mild weather, rolling hills, beautiful villages, and terrific food and wine.
Chianti is the countryside in Tuscany, between Florence and Siena divided among the little towns of Castellina, Gaiole , Radda and Greve : so much to do and see.Here’s my take on what’s not to be missed,in a list of the top 5 things to do in Chianti
- Visit 6 Unesco sites in a row
If you can imagine a circle composed by six Unesco World Heritage Sites: Florence, Pienza, Pisa, san Gimignano ,Siena and Val d’Orcia , Chianti is the center of it. From here in an hour drive it’s possible to join these six incredibly beautiful places and , not worth to say, being in such a position you can imagine the value Chianti’s scenery and history
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Tuscany, Chianti, Cooking Realize a foodie dream
Zucchini flowers, artichokes ,tomatoes,vegetable soup or sausages and beans ,light even gluten free , beautiful pecorino( sheep cheese) ,great food options offered in this Tuscan area in markets , eating out or taking a cooking class.
- Visit a winery
How to say “No” ? You may be wine connoisseurs, you may not particularly like wine , here it’s the place to learn about vines, wine production which is one of the most ancient cultivation .Visiting a winery means enjoying the beauty of ancient cellars, see spectacular chestnut barrels which even kids may be surprised at …
- Take pictures,
uncountable fragments of nature and man life. The presence of human beings, since Etruscan time , unspoiled beautiful land with ancient houses scattered here and thre.Driving, walking, riding a bie, a hose a typical Italin Vespa you can still meet wild boars, deers, foxes, porcopines and many others. And in the sky so and spring starts always when .swallows arrives and make their nests under700 hundred years old roofs
uncountable fragments of nature and man life. The presence of human beings, since Etruscan time , unspoiled beautiful land with ancient houses scattered here and thre.Driving, walking, riding a bie, a hose a typical Italin Vespa you can still meet wild boars, deers, foxes, porcopines and many others. And in the sky so and spring starts always when .swallows arrives and make their nests under700 hundred years old roofs
- Enter a shop and say “Buon giorno”,
people will answer you, they will try to talk to you as here the pace is slower, not like in a frenetic town. Tourist are common here but not so many and Italians are still how you expect them to be: smiling, chatting, sipping a café .Here people have time for a talk and you can make new friends and practice your Italian.
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