What to See in Tuscan Aretine Chianti Hills
Everyone knows about the famed beauty of the cities of
Florence and
Siena,
but few know about the smaller treasures to be found in the
Aretine Chianti
hills, an area situated along the
suggestively named road of “Setteponti”.
Just a few kilometers from our farmhouse “
Il
Belvedere” and “
L’Oliveta”,
it’s possible to vsit the antique town of
Loro Ciuffenna with it’s
splendid
Romanesque bridge and overlooked by the
11th century church
of S.Pietro at Gropina, recognized as a national monument by the Italian
government. (
for further informations please visit www.terralauri.it).
There’s also the
village of Castelfranco, planned by
Arnolfo
di Cambioin the 13th century, which maintains even today its
Medieval
urban and architectural
characteristics.