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Florence - City of the Rinascimento - The historical and cultural
dimension of Florence is immense: the city is one of the more pleasant and rich
Italian destinations of atmosphere, since still strongly maintains the print of
the small late-medieval center that contributed in way a lot determining to the
cultural and political development of Europe. Situated on the rivers of the
Arno, encircled from low hills covered of olive groves and vines, Florence
bewitches to the first look. Crib of the Rinascimento and dwelling of
Machiavelli, Michelangelo and of the Medici, this city encloses an enormous
patrimony of art, history and culture.
Siena - City of the Palio - Smaller center in roman age, has
been understood them for centuries of the southern Tuscany. Its medieval center
is full of majestic gotici buildings, while the churches, the museums
and the buildings publics accommodate art works. According to the legend, Siena was founded
from Senio, son of Remo, for which the symbol of lupa that it nurses the binoculars
Romolo and Remo it is present to Siena as to Rome. The city had its maximum
splendor between the end of the 1200 and half of 1400, founding its economy on
the commercial companies them and banking, favorite also from its relative
vicinity to Rome. The city is famous today for contrade and the Palio.
Arezzo - City of the Giostra del Saracino
- As it testifies same city architecture, it boasts one born ancient. It is one of the greater Etruscan cities
and subsequently one strategic roman city. The part more elevated of the city
conserve one detached medieval aspect, dominated from the Cathedral and the
Medicea Fortress. To the city center, Piazza Grande true anthology of
architectonic styles unfolds one. Piazza Grande , the third Sunday of the june
month and the first Sunday of september, becomes the scene of the Giostra
del Saracino, game to horse of medioevali origins. The same public square
and great part of the historical center accommodate, every the first Sunday of
the month and the previous saturday, the famous Fair Antiquarianism.
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FROM THE COUNTRY HOUSE CASALE IL GIUNCHETO
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Along provincial road SP
1 "Setteponti" ex roman tracing "Cassia Vetus", to
a medium height of 300 meters, it is possible dominated the Chianti hills.
We begin to describe this
evocative road leaving from Arezzo and heading towards north in Quarrata
locality, where it begins the SP1 and continuing until Ponte a Buriano
where admire the Romanesque bridge of the 13°secolo that some students assert
to be represented on the background of the Gioconda di Leonardo da Vinci. To
San Giustino we follow the indications for the Borro beautiful medieval
small village completely restructured. It is in passed dwelling of the Savoia
family, to day it's of the Ferragamo family designer.It is today center of
remarkable tourist interest.
Returning on SP1 way
between Chianti Aretino hills and Chianti Fiorentino hills, enclosed between
splendid plantations of olive trees and uniforms from other from little
kilometers of distance you can be visited beautiful Romanesque churches. They
were constructed around to the first century of according to millennium.
Between the more important, the romanesque churche of S.
Pietro a Gropina to Loro Ciuffenna, and the abbey of S.
Salvatore a Soffena (open from the Monday to the Saturday from the 9.00 -
1.00 A.M.) to Castelfranco di Sopra. Near of Loro Ciuffenna who wanted to
follow an alternative route, between the forests and the hills of the
Pratomagno, we suggest a visit to Rocca Ricciarda, and to the Chiassaia
villages entire it restores to you from where one seen will be had evocative on
all the Valdarno. (In the village of the Chiassaia it is present one ancient furnace open every day
excluded the Wednesday - (closed 1,00 - 3,00 P.M where it is possible to taste
optimal crushed warm). Continuing from Loro Ciuffenna in direction of Florence
we meet after approximately 10 km the medieval country of Castelfranco di
Sopra. It conserve still intact walls and tower of the ancient castle. In
the outskirtses of the country is possible to carry on the Balze, beauty
and rare geologic phenomenon.
About 10 kilometres from
Castelfranco di Sopra always in north direction, joints to Reggello country,
the Setteponti road is finish. It is interesting to stop in the Pieve di Cascia where the Trittico of Masaccio is
conserved.
The Natural Park of
Cavriglia that extends on a surface of 600 hectares finds in the Chianti/Valdarno
to one altitude of 800 m. dipped in the green hill of the characteristic
Tuscany flora. In the rich paths of the park of an intact nature it is possible
to meet animals witch mufloni, daini, capriole, wild boars, peacocks and blade
that live free. The Park of Cavriglia is opened to the visitors every day with
free income. On the way of the mines for Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni can itself be
admired centres it them electrical worker of Santa Barbara and the mine to open
sky for the xiloide lignite ones that was formed ago approximately 2-3 million
years, of which in close museum of Montevarchi fossil rests can be admired.
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Exists one way in the
Chianti that give to Badia a Coltibuono go until to Siena. It is the SR 408 road.
This beautiful road, allows a myriad of shunting lines towards several castles
(Meleto, Brolio etc...) and medieval villages. For this it be called
Castles Chianti road. It is supplied to many trusts signallers. It is also the
wine road, more famous of the world. Along the road it is possible to stop
itself to taste the Chianti wine in the ancient wine cellars. The better
season in order to cover it is sure the spring, when the nature in full load
awakening explodes in all its beauty, but is in the autumn time that the
Chianti is dyed of wonderful colours and gives incredible suggestions.
To make one trip to the Greve
in Chianti town. It is wine city. It's easy arrived from Figline Valdarno
continuing along provincial road SP16 (Via Grevigiana). In locality Ponte agli
Stolli you can make a pause to the iteressant museum of the
civilization peasant of Gaville. It is opened the Saturday from the
In the Greve in Chiati
country, visited the splendid public square, and the moust acient and greater
wine cellar of Chianti “Le Cantine di Greve in Chianti” with
tasting of beyond 140 wines, and free income, opened from the
Carried out guided visits
to the garden and the wine cellars of the near castles of Verrazzano and
Uzzano.
A lot interesting is also the castle
of Montefioralle, small center that surpasses Greve in Chianti.
Outlet – Grandi aziende di moda - La Toscana è la patria della grandi firme (Gucci, Ferragamo, Tod's, ecc.); niente di meglio e più conveniente che visitarne gli outlet, a pochi chilometri dalla Casa vacanze Casale il Giuncheto.
Tra i numerosi outlet presenti nella
zona del Chianti/Valdarno, segnaliamo:
Outlet – Famous fashionable companies - the Tuscany is the native land of
the great companies (Gucci, Ferragamo, Tod' s, etc.); nothing better and more
convenient that to visit of the outlet, to little kilometers from the House
vacations Country house the Giuncheto. Between numerous outlet the present ones
in the zone of the Chianti/Valdarno, we signal:
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THE MALL:
zone Leccio - Reggello (Fi). To 20 minuteren approximately of car from the House
vacations Casale il Giuncheto, easy caught up through (SS 69) that from Figline
V.no go to Incisa V.no. Caught up the country of Incisa V.no go ahead approximately 4 km
Florence /Pontassieve direction. Open also Sunday afternoon and every day of
week (monday-saturday 9.00 a.m -6.00 p.m). In the structure (moreover equipped
of Cafè/Ristorante) they are present famous designers as Gucci; Tods-Hogan;
Armani; Yves Saint Laurent; Salvatore Ferragamo; Emanuel Ungaro; Ermenegildo
Zegna; Bottega Veneta; Valentino; The Pearl; You cleave and You hide of it
Loewe.
Always
in the vicinities, of forehead to the escape Incisa V.no A1 freeway, you can
visit the “Cuoieria Fiorentina”, other interesting store specialized in hides
(shoes, suitcases, apparel).
PRADA: escare Montevarchi, freeway A1.
Here you can see
the Oulet map.
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GIUNCHETO
Monteriggioni is the typical example of fortified
village, (with its 14 towers) encircled from walls. Inside of the village there
are some house, bar, restaurants, souvenir, and resales of typical products.
The walls are elliptic shape. Monteriggioni dominates on plains and surrounding
hills. The village has walls that they measure only 570 meters: the greater
diameter of the castle is of 172 meters, the thickness of walls is of 2 meters.
Little distant from the
Monteriggioni village, on a high panoramic hill, there is an other pearl of the
MARKETS and MANIFESTATIONS to Castelfranco di Sopra
entered
country making part from
It is tenth common of the
symbol.
Wandering market every
weekly, friday morning in the main public square.
Market of antique and
collections every 25/04 in the historical centre.
In august, festivity of the
"Perdono". Particularly attended from the children for the presence
of the
OTHER NEAR RELIEF MANIFESTATIONS
The last
week of may the appointment is to "Opened Wine cellars", - “Cantine Aperte” the more important event that
it carries out in
Always
in the may month, there is the
"Garden and villas open in Tuscany" preview the opening to the
public (free) of courtyards and important garden palaces and private villas, an
occasion not to lose in order to discover and to know hidden angles or less
famous places of our region. In Casale il Giuncheto more information about this
manifestation.
From
the Saturday to the Tuesday of the last week of the September month, it is
carried out to Terranova Bracciolini, (to approximately 12 km from Castelfranco
di Sopra) the Festa del Perdono, an important and ancient fair, (400 history
years) with market, typical products sale and exposure of cattle and blots some
agricultural.
In the Country house Casale il Giuncheto are available for the hosts,
many map and depliant of the more
beautiful and interesting Tuscany places to visit and are on hand to assist
you and provide information on tours or itineraries for excursions in the
locality, advice on restaurants, inns, wines and wine tasting.
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