Below a selection of our
proposals:
Title |
Description |
Duration |
Difficulty |
 |
Walking tour around
Radda in Chianti |
Walking tour that permit to visite the quiet
village of Volpaia and the solitary Parish church of S. Maria
Novella, places of extreme interest in the Pesa Valley |
½
day |
Middle |
 |
Parish churches
and castles of the Val di Pesa (Radda and Volpaia) |
Walk on a ring route that permit to visite
the quiet village of Volpaia and the solitary Parish church
of S. Maria Novella, places of extreme interest in the Pesa
Valley |
1
day
|
Middle |
 |
Bike tour around
Radda in Chianti |
Biking tour for hybrid bike or mountain bike
between Radda and Gaiole in sienese Chianti |
½
day |
Middle |
 |
Castles, parish
churces and monasteries of sienese Chianti |
Bike tour for hybrid bike or mountain bike
between Radda and Gaiole in sienese Chianti |
1
day
|
Middle |
 |
I terzieri
of the League of Chianti
|
Biking
tour for hybrid bicycles or mountain bikes to explore the Chianti
region within the province of Siena
|
|
High |
 |
The castles in the
Cintoia Valley
|
Hiking
tour among the natural and historical treasures of the rich
green valley of Cintoia, one of the least known areas in the
Chianti region within the province of Florence
|
1
day
|
Middle |
 |
Ring route of Greve
in Chianti |
Walking
tour in the valley around Greve in Chianti to visit the beautiful
churches and castles of the area
|
|
Low |
 |
In the land of "Mona
Lisa" |
Bike Tour
for hybrid bicycles or mountain bikes to discover that part
of Chianti where Leonardo's Gioconda spent her life |
½
day |
Middle |
 |
The
course of «L'Eroica»
|
Dirt roads,
vintage bicycles and a Tradition of competition
|
2
or 3 days
|
Middle/High |
Mountain
biking in Chianti
Scenic itineraries around Greve in Chianti
by Marco Antonio Pacenti
Chianti
is mostly hilly, with altitudes not exceeding 500-600 metres, with
the exception of Monte S. Michele which is 892m. For various reasons
the Chianti region has remained intact for centuries and is known
throughout the world for the red wine “Chianti Classico”..
It is a mistake, however, to limit interest in Chianti only to wine.
Chianti has extraordinary natural beauty, its air and streams are
unpolluted. Oak and chestnut woods, cypress and pine trees are interspersed
with carefully tended vineyards and olive groves which produce some
of the world’s finest wines and extra-virgin olive oil. The
Romanesque country churches, tabernacles, stone houses, renaissance
villas and antique villages are testimony to an extraordinary artistic
and cultural heritage. Immersed in this enchanting landscape one
feels an incredible sense of well-being.
We propose several excursions around Greve in Chianti, for mountain
bike. Please note: The times we have given is for riding without
stopping to explore the numerous places of interest en route.
The excursions start and finish at Greve, the little town which
is the “capital” of Chianti. Its charming, irregular
central square, Piazza Mercatale, is enclosed by loggias where once
produce was gathered ready for sale and now is lined with speciality
shops. There are frequent fairs and exhibitions in the square, including
an annual autumn wine festival. A statue of Verrazzano stands in
the square. Born in Greve, the famous navigator was the first European
to sight what was to become New York.
I
Route: Greve in
Chianti–Montefioralle–Badia a Passignano–Panzano
in Chianti–Lamole–Greve in Chianti.
II
Route: Greve in
Chianti–Panzano
in Chianti–Volpaia-Badia
a Montemuro–S. Michele –Greve
in Chianti.
III
Route: Greve
in Chianti-Montefioralle-Monte
Calvario-Quattro Strade--Mercatale-Ferrone-Poneta-Poggio ai Mandorli-Chiocchio-Nozzole-Passo
dei Pecorai-Greve in Chianti.
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