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Radda in Chianti, Italy

cover photo by Ronda

Location added by Martino Balestreri

The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator.

Rank : 10.0 (average on 2 votes)

Coordinates : 43.486280, 11.373436 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Urban and rural landscape, vineyards, hills, viticulture, castles, parishes, works of art. Radda is the main center of the historic Chianti and historic seat of the Chianti Classico. To see the Palazzo del Podestà and the convent of Santa Maria al Prato current historical seat of the Chianti Classico. In the vicinity: Volpaia, Pieve di Santa Maria Novella, Castelvecchi, Castle of Albola, Gaiole in Chianti, Castellina in Chianti.

Recommended equipment : The most varied equipment, to photograph Street and landscape, then from wide angle to telephoto. Tripod recommended, since in the evening it is very impressive.

Best months : The best time ever is autumn, full of colors in the vineyards and woods but also in late spring.

How to get there : Easily from Siena and Florence. Nearest motorway exit is Valdarno, then continue to Cavriglia Gaiole in Chianti and divert to Radda.

Visits : The seat of the Chianti Classico is open to the public and you can make a sensory visit and wine tasting. The Podestà 's palace information in common.

Notes : Radda is a very special place, as typical of the Chianti area. The center of the ancient village occupies the ridge of the watershed between the basins of the Arno and Ombrone. The roads follow the elongated trend of the countries that originated in the early Middle Ages. The oldest square, called the castle, is surrounded by the village in the highest part of the country, but over time has lost its centrality, replaced by the one dedicated to Francesco Ferrucci-the most important among the podestà that Radda has ever had, which sees the " Its "Square just the beautiful mansion named after the office that covered. The urbanistic rules of the time leave, here, their rigour to give way to the constructions to satisfy the morphology of the ground; The Decumano, bending over a wide sinuous line, remains the main road and today it is dotted with lively shops.

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