What can you do in a week's holiday in Chianti? Here are some itineraries:

Recommended tours and itineraries

The medieval villages

Montefioralle 

Probably one of the most beautiful towns in Italy. Among stone alleys, on which characteristic houses overlook, you will be able to discover a jewel of rare beauty and be fascinated by new landscapes in your eyes. It is a magical place, where the only sounds that can be heard are those of nature. - Its original name "Monte fi calle", seems to derive from the di fi le plants that grew luxuriantly in the fields around the castle. It can be reached by car or on foot from the square of Greve in Chianti.

If you want to continue visiting the medieval villages, you can take the "Via Chiantigiana" (SS. 222) and you will immediately find yourself in Panzano.

Panzano in Chianti
It was one of the strongest centers in the Middle Ages and it is still possible to admire the remains of the castle or visit the Church of Santa Maria Assunta, integrated into the castle and rebuilt in the 14th century. on the original site of an ancient church. Nearby you can visit the important Romanesque parish church of San Leolino, 8th century, and the Oratory of Sant'Eufrosino which was a pilgrimage destination linked to the cult of a spring with healing powers (the Fontino di Sant'Eufrosino).

Continuing along the Chiantigiana, you come to a crossroads where there are signs for Volpaia and Radda.

Volpaia is a fortified village of medieval origin within which the Chianti Classico is born. The atmosphere is surreal and the feeling is strong that time has stopped ...

Radda is a splendid medieval village that still preserves the characteristic alleys and the great walls.

The day also allows the visit of farms for wine and oil tasting and tours to the cellars.
In addition, a brief stop in a characteristic tavern to enjoy a light lunch and to finish off the day with a beautiful romantic dinner in one of the beautiful restaurants located on the hills to taste the typical dishes of Tuscan cuisine.

A day visiting the cities of art

Firenze for which you spend no less than a whole day to visit churches, museums, exhibitions. The city can be reached by car or with the convenient bus service that will take you right into the city center.

Another day for Siena, reachable along the highway 222 which ends right at the city gates whose historic center has been awarded by UNESCO with the title of World Heritage. In the city there is the Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, founded in 1472 and therefore the oldest active bank and the longest in the world.

Another day to visit the city of Pisa famous for its wonderful and unique Piazza dei Miracoli with the characteristic Leaning Tower and Lucca, Latin colony from 180 BC which still contains many of the typical characteristics of ancient times.

A day for visiting the beautiful countries of San Gimignano famous for its towers, Volterra, famous for the extraction and processing of alabaster, it preserves a remarkable historical center of Etruscan origin, Monteriggioni with its exciting remains, witnesses of a distant epoch, it gives the impression that time has remained motionless outside and inside the circle of its walls; Colle Valdelsa famous for its crystal processing.

It is certainly worth spending a day visiting Arezzo, where every first Sunday of the month and the Saturday before is held in the historic center the antique fair, one of the most important in Italy. On the same day you can also reach Cortona, a strategic center in the Valdichiana, a beautiful medieval center.

It is also possible to spend a day at the beach: Marina di Pisa offers beautiful free beaches that can be reached in just an hour and a half by car.

A day visiting wonderful places and a day enjoying total relaxation in "Il Corno", reading a good book and sipping a good glass of wine and maybe a nice dip in the pool for a bit of sport.

What more could you want from life !!!