Geography of Chianti
 Vineyards in Chianti
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| Territory of Chianti - Although a 1932 Ministerial Order extended the Chianti wine production area to a great number of Tuscan provinces, the name Chianti refers to a precise district, situated between the provinces of Florence and Siena This is the production of the so-called Chianti Classico, which means the "first" and "original" one. The Chianti area is rich in valleys and gentle hills covered with vineyards and olive groves. Inhabited since Etruscan times ... Territory of Chianti |
| | Florentine Chianti - The first town on the road from Florence to Siena is San Casciano Val di Pesa, standing up on a hill. Here traces of the ancient city walls and the Medieval donjon can still be admired. North of San Casciano there is Sant`Andrea in Percussina, where Niccolò Machiavelli lived for a short period of time. Particularly interesting is the artistic heritage in Mercatale Val di Pesa, the most populous town in Florentine Chianti after San Casciano. The territory is scattered with castles, the most interesting being ... Florentine Chianti |
| | Sienese Chianti - The first town in the province of Siena on the road southwards to the city of the Palio is Castellina in Chianti. Situated on a hill at the intersection of the valleys of Arbia, Elsa and Pesa, Castellina in Chianti boasts Etruscan origins, as the discovery of a tomb dating back to the 6th century B.C. demonstrates. Together with Radda and Gaiole, Castellina in Chianti was once one of the main towns of the ancient "Lega del Chianti" (Chianti League). A Medieval ... Sienese Chianti |
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