Gaiole in Chianti
Gaiole in Chianti is a municipality with 2810 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany.
Geography
The municipality is situated approximately 40 km southeast of Florence and about 15 km northeast of Siena in the Chianti wine region and in the Chianti Classico. The site covers about 129 km ² and is located in the climatic classification of Italian communities in the zone D 1958 GR / G. In the southern municipality of Ambra river rises (5 km in the municipality ), also the municipal area of the Arbia (6 km ) and the Torrente Massellone is traversed (12 km).
Gaiole in Chianti consists of the districts Ama, Badia a Coltibuono, Barbischio, Brolio, Casanova, Castagnoli, Colle, Fietri, Galenda, La Madonna, Lecchi, Lucignano, Castello di Monte Gros solos / Montegrossi, Monteluco TV, Monti, Monti di Sotto, Nusenna, Poggio San Polo, Rietine, San Giusto all Monache, San Martino, San Polo, San Regolo, San Sano, San Vincenti, starda and Vertine.
The neighboring municipalities are Bucine (AR), Castelnuovo Berardenga, Cavriglia (AR), Montevarchi (AR), Radda in Chianti.
Attractions
- Badia a Coltibuono, Monastery
- Brolio, castle in the district Brolio, family owned by the Ricasoli family, the stems also Bettino Ricasoli
- Meleto, castle dating from the 11th century
- Chiesa di San Bartolomeo a Vertine, church from the 11th century in the village of Vertine, contained the work of Madonna dei raccomandati by Simone Martini and Madonna col Bambino ei Santi Bartolomeo, Giovanni Evangelista, Maddalena e Anthony Abbot (1430 arose ) Bicci di Lorenzo. Both paintings are now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena
- Chiesa di San Pietro in Avenano, already documented in the 10th century church, contained the work of Madonna tra i Santi Vincenzo, Pietro, Paolo and Lorenzo Luca di Tommè (now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena)
- Pieve di San Giusto in Salcio, Pieve of the 11th century
- Pieve di San Polo in Rosso, Pieve from the 12th century
- Pieve di San Vincenti, Pieve from the 12th century
- Pieve di Santa Maria a Spaltenna, Pieve of the 11th century