I’ve been to the Chianti region several times (see The Towns of Chianti post). I hope this wasn’t my last trip to Chianti but if it was, it couldn’t have been more beautiful–crystal clear blue skies, warm sun, fall colors. Getting There To get there though, and pretty much to stay anywhere in Chianti, requires a […]
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The Towns of Chianti
Florence and Fiesole as well as Siena and San Gimignano are the topics of separate posts (see Florence and Fiesole, and Siena to St. Gimignano) This article will be about the smaller towns of Chianti that I’ve come to love. On my first bike trip to Italy (with Backroads) we started at the outskirts of Florence […]
Read MoreVineyards, wineries and enotecas
On my first trip to Europe– the bike trip in Provence–we were constantly stopping at small vineyards and caves which was my first real introduction to wine; and as an aside biking and wine tasting can be challenging. There were several people on the trip who were quite knowledgeable about wine and treated us novices […]
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