Radda, an important town in the Chianti area of Tuscany, offers tourists places to taste and buy wine. An avid wine drinker myself, I simply enjoyed the sweet streets of this delightful town.
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Radda – Chianti Country
Posted in Chianti, Italy, Radda on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
Looking For Wine in All the Wrong Places
Posted in Chianti, Italy, Radda on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
But you’ll find it in Radda in the heart of the Chianti hills.
Never mind the 2 1/2 hour lunch we just inhaled in the previous town — the Tuscan hamlet of Vertine hints at the lunch that could have been.
Pristine clean, this idyllic walled village perched high in the Chianti hills is a perfect Medieval wonder. As you walk the streets and vicoli (small alleys) of this hamlet, it’s [...]
The Lions Sleep Tonight
Posted in Chianti, Italy, Vertine on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
This ornate church, featuring a doorway with columns supported by stone lions, graces the well-preserved fortress town of Vertine, high in the Chianti hills. Never suffering the ravages of feudal fighting or world war bombs, a visit to this Medieval hamlet is a time travel experience.
Lunch Is Over in Tuscany
Posted in Chianti, Italy, Vertine on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
Another missed opportunity to eat, but a chance for a lovely picture.
Here’s Lookin’ at You, Kid
Posted in Chianti, Gino, Greve, Italy on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
Gino at the annual wine tasting festa in Greve, Chianti. Where else can you walk around wearing your wine glass around your neck and not get arrested?
The Gallo Nero, or Black Rooster, is the widely recognized symbol of Chianti Classico wine. This emblem guarantees a bottle of superior vino, grown in a specifically designated area of Tuscany, known as Chianti. The modern Chianti region extends from the outskirts of Florence to the north, down to Siena to the south, bordered by the [...]
When Pigs Fly
Posted in Chianti, Greve, Italy on October 21, 2006 | Comments Off
A pork shop along the perimeter of the main piazza (Piazza Matteotti) in Greve in Chianti, location of its annual Chianti wine-tasting event. How thoughtfully they placed this saw horse for those in need of a lean.
An early morning drive through the Chianti hills on the S222 from Siena to Greve rewarded us with a look at this little structure at the edge of a vineyard. An offering to Bacchus?
Views along the S222, the main road through the Chianti area of Tuscany.
Italy 2006
Melinda Trips 2007: Sicily and Peloponnese
Melinda takes you to Sicily and climbs a volcano. Wander through narrow, cobbled streets, seaside towns and ancient ruins on the Italian island of Sicily and the Greek Peloponnesian Peninsula at Melinda Trips 2007: Sicily and Peloponnese.Copyright
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