Get prepared for the 13th Eco-marathon of Chianti 2019 that will open new scenarios and make you discover our landscapes from a different perspective. The starting point of the 42 Km circuit is the Castel of Brolio. Starting point of the Chianti Classico Trail: Castelnuovo Berardenga. 18th, 19th, 20th October 2019 – Castelnuovo Berardenga (SI) […]
READ MOREIn the first days of October Chianti is in its best shape for Eroica. The main rule of the competition is: all participants must run with a vintage bike and be adventurous spirits. The absolute protagonists are the gravel road, so called white roads! They are the most typical feature of the Sienese landscape! NO […]
READ MOREIt is told that a innkeeper in San Gusmè had a field, but his guests, after they drank and ate in his Taverna, went to release themselves in front of his door. The innkeeper was such in a bad mood and wrote a sign in front of his field “TOILET”. But nobody was able to […]
READ MOREFor the night of San Lorenzo, the Chianti region is in festival mood for a magnificent toast with the excellences of the area. Castelnuovo Berardenga will open its square to a great event that unites wine tasting to music and stars observation. Don’t miss it!
READ MOREThe dates of the competition are: – 2nd July 2019 – 16th August 2019 This famous and ancient horse competition takes place in Piazza del Campo in Siena twice the year. Every town area (contrada) is like a little state with its government. Tradition and festival The race in itself lasts three laps around the […]
READ MOREThe Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is the main catholic building of Siena and it is one of the most significant examples of Romanic-Gothic style in Italy. Inside the ticket office at the side of the duomo you can require cumulative tickets for the entire museum heritage of Siena. The access to the cathedral is […]
READ MOREThe Synagogue of Siena was designed by the architect Giuseppe del Rosso in 1786 and was built in 1786 in neoclassical style. It is located in Siena, vicolo delle Scotte, in the square formerly called “piazzetta del Tempio”. As the typical synagogues of the ghetto, the façade has no particular external decorations, but it is […]
READ MOREThe town of San Gimignano is part of the UNESCO heritage for its particular historical town center with towers, one of the best examples of town architecture in the age of Municipalities that was the main feature of the Italian Middle Ages. The site is of Etruscan origin with Longobard remainings as in Castelvecchio. The […]
READ MOREWine classes with professional Sommelier at our facility (minimum 2 participants): The classes include: – 3 wines Chianti Classico of great harvests (the bottles will be left to the customers) and tasty finger food. (basic cost: 20€ each bottle + 40 euro per person for sommelier service) – class for 2 people with 3 wines: […]
READ MOREMonteriggioni – 5, 6 ,7 e 12, 13, 14 July 2019 The XIX edition of the medieval festival of Monteriggioni, one of the most ancient medieval festivals in Italy, opens its doors to the public. It lasts ca. 6 days (two week ends of July) and in this moment the village collects a great […]
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