Gaiole in Chianti

Gaiole in Chianti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) southeast of Florence and about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Siena. Forbes named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."[3]

Gaiole in Chianti
Comune di Gaiole in Chianti
Pieve of Santa Maria in Spaltenna
Coat of arms
Location of Gaiole in Chianti
Gaiole in Chianti
Location of Gaiole in Chianti in Italy
Gaiole in Chianti
Gaiole in Chianti (Tuscany)
Coordinates: 43°28′N 11°26′E
CountryItaly
RegionTuscany
ProvinceSiena (SI)
FrazioniAdine, Ama, Barbischio, Castagnoli, Fietri, Galenda, Il Colle, Lecchi in Chianti, Lucignano in Chianti, Montegrossi, Monti, Nusenna, Poggio San Polo, Rietine, San Giusto alle Monache, San Martino al Vento, San Regolo, San Sano, San Vincenti, Starda, Vertine
Government
  MayorMichele Pescini
Area
  Total129.0 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Elevation
360 m (1,180 ft)
Population
 (31 August 2017)[2]
  Total2,756
  Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Gaiolesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
53013
Dialing code0577
WebsiteOfficial website
Pieve of San Bartolomeo a Vertine.
Wine-growing holding.

Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as Strade Bianche in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities.

Main sights

  • Castello di Brolio castle and vineyard (11th century).
  • Abbey of Coltibuono
  • Pieve of San Marcellino, of medieval origin. It was mostly rebuilt in the 14th century.
  • Pieve of San Polo Rosso, dating from the 12th century. It is now part of a 14th-century defensive structure. The interior has a nave with two aisles and an apse.
  • Pieve of San Giusto in Salcio
  • Romanesque Pieve of Santa Maria a Spaltenna, known from 1030.
  • Pieve of San Bartolomeo a Vertine (11th century). It was once home of an early work by Simone Martini and a triptych by Bicci di Lorenzo, now in the Siena Pinacoteca. Some fragmentary medieval frescoes still remain on exhibit today.
  • Pieve of San Vincenti.
  • Castello di Tornano castle and vineyard.

People

See also

References

  1. "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.
  3. Forbes


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