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Pleasant little market town on the Greve River in Chianti
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It's the place you leave to visit the real Chianti!
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Worthwile day trip, will spark curiosity to explore more of Tuscany
croisbeauty Says: San Stefano is the parish church of Montefioralle. In its excistance the church has been reconstructed several times and its present exteriors dates from the end of 18th century. The original church is, however, much older most probably from the 6th century. The interiors of...
croisbeauty Says: Montefioralle is a real beauty of Chianti and the whole of Tuscany. I have discovered it only by chance but found it even more beautiful then San Gimignano or Volterra. It is a kind of place I would like to grown old.I spend half a day here strolling around and having...
croisbeauty Says: What a difference after bussy streets of Florence, e real boon for body and soul. The whole interiors of the village was built with care and love and the only thing you can feel about is to be envy to those who live here. I've asked if any of this houses is on sale, smile on...
Wine tasting at Le Cantine di Greve in Chianti
JohanIsWeg Says: If your time in Tuscany is limited, Le Cantine di Greve in Chianti is the ideal destination to slake your thirst for Tuscan and Italian wines. Open Monday to Sunday from 10am to 7pm, Le Cantina is situated just across the canal from public parking at Piazzale Ferrante Mori,...
See this statue in the central market square
egonwegh Says: A must see, this statue, the Torso Alato (or 'torso with wings') in the central market square. Hey, it's modern art - by Polish sculptor Igor Mitoraj.
egonwegh Says: Lots of shops to be found under the colonnades of the central market square.
La Castellana: Piccolino ma grande
croisbeauty Says: There is small but beautiful restaurant in Montefioralle called "La Castellana", situated on the road which leads into the centre of the village. From perfectly positioned terrace of the restaurant, you can enjoy in the magnificent scenery of Montefioralle and its close...
Bottega del Moro Ristorante: By the park on the river
Beausoleil Says: Bottega del Moro restaurant or workshop of the Moor is a small family restaurant set at the end of a small park surrounded by apartments and with the Greve River running by it.You won't see many tourists here as it's off the beaten tourist track. Our agriturismo manager told...
Taverna del Guerrino: In Montefioralle but worth the walk
Beausoleil Says: For the first time in Italy, there were no other Americans in the restaurant with us. We had to walk through the town looking for the restaurant. It's a small town, very quaint and built entirely of stone. There were plenty of kitties on the streets but not many...
egonwegh Says: We were told that this is an excellent place to go shopping for wild boar meat!
croisbeauty Says: This beautifull castle complex with the vineyards around is situated on the top of the hill, right opposite to the Montefioralle. I never approached to it, have take only this photo from the distance. Any usefull help regarding this castle and its names is very welcomed, am...
croisbeauty Says: Castello Verrazzano is another castle which had important strategic significance in defence of Florence during clashes between Guelphs and Ghibellines. The same as Vicchiomaggio, the castle Verrazzano was a stronghold of the Guelphs. Originally the castle was built in the...
croisbeauty Says: Podera San Cresci isn't actually a hamlet, it is estate of the church along with the neighbouring vineyards, (podere is Italian word for the estate).Pieve di San Cresci is a producer of the world famous Chianti Classico, which can be tasted in a small wine-cellar adjacent to...
croisbeauty Says: The 10th century church of San Cresci is one of the most important Romanesque structure in the region of Chianti. This parish church (pieve), named after the Holy Martyr Acrisio (known also as Cresci), is one of the most ancient in the diocese of Fiesole, documented for the...
croisbeauty Says: The castle Vicchiomaggio dates back to the 1400, and was known as Vicchio dei Longobardi (Village of the Longobards). Situated on a top of the hill it dominates the whole Greve Valley and had very important strategic position in the Middle Ages. In fact, in the Middle Ages...
Montefioralle is a magical medieval village
Beausoleil Says: We spent a wonderful week just outside Greve-in-Chianti and one of the favorite places we found was the tiny fortified village of Montefioralle. It's not on our Michelin map and if it weren't for the Greve Tourist web site, we never would have heard of it.We spent a lovely...
CarolineSj Says: Every year in September the little town Greve hosts a Wine Festival. The local wine producers gather and let you taste their wines (of course mainly Chianti wines made with Sangiovese grapes, according to the regulations at least 80%). The town square is filled with stands...
Poggio alla Croce a quiet one street village
Martin_S. Says: The small village of Poggio alla Croce, no let me rephrase that, the TINY village, was our access route to the villa we rented and from the information that I managed to find on the internet there are 87 residents...The village has basically ONE street and you can see us...
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Greve in Chianti - the Chianti hills - The small market town of Greve in Chianti is centred on Piazza Matteotti, a triangular-shaped piazza sometimes likened to a ship because of the number of famous navigators born in the region. A statue...
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Chianti is world wide famous wine coming out from the region which is situated on the road in between Firenze and Siena. The locals call it Chianteggio, one of the most charming Italian area I have......
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This is Villa Melazzano on a hill looking over Greve. This was the view out our front door! We had a wonderful week in Terre di Melazzano about 1/8 mile down the hill from this villa.
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Greve in Chianti - the Chianti hills
The small market town of Greve in Chianti is centred on Piazza Matteotti, a triangular-shaped piazza sometimes likened to a ship because of the number of famous navigators born in the region. A statue...
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