Azienda Agricola Vergelli
Travel Blogs from Radda in Chianti
Day 10: Florence
... Michelangelo, which is on the top of a hill and overlooks the entirety of Florence across the river. My God, was it beautiful. Not only could we see the whole city, but also tumbling Tuscan hills with Cyprus trees and an old city wall unrolling into the distance. Not a bad couple of hours to spend in the afternoon. The hike up to Piazzale Michelangelo was strenuous, so we took our time coming back down the hill and across the river on our way to Santa Croce, a cathedral that houses ...
A nice Chianti... hold the liver and fava beans
... the midst of the hedonistic 1980's (which I sold more than my fair share of back in my perfume peddling days, when fragrance was still a cherished luxury item rather than a cheap chemist commodity. Ah Gino, do you remember those halcyon days - see, even selling the stuff had a certain romance to it!)
We couldn't quite afford to rent our own villa but we got the next best thing - a self contained rustic apartment attached to an old stone farmhouse in ...
Day 6- Wine Country, Tuscany Style
... monks performing some sort of ritual and singing (I use this loosely because it was some sort of ethereal chant/song that was possibly done in Italian or something else, and magically echoed in the halls). It felt like a movie and if anyone ever gets a chance to witness it, I’d recommend it in a heartbeat. After the chant, we drove 2 hours back to our villa, ate dinner there (I’m sure it was good but we were just too exhausted to remember) and crashed for the ...
Tour of Central Tuscany
... when the stores shut between 1300 and 1530. The streets were empty but we enjoyed strolling along steeping in the culture. From there, we continued east towards Pienza. This is a perfect example of a Medieval town. The centre of Pienza was completely redesigned in Renaissance times by Pope Pius II. He was born here and elected Pope in 1458. He commissioned an architect to design a Duomo, a ...
Under the Tuscan Sun
... 1800 hours we thought it best we get on the road. Our drive was now on a winding two laned road which is the playground for cyclists both motorized and manpowered. The motorized ones were very daring, taking hairpin turns at the speed of light touching their knees to the road and hugging the side of our car as they whizzed by. Another factor that is nerve wracking are the tailgaters. Not that we were poking along, but we ...
Location
Other places to stay in Radda in Chianti
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My Onehotel Radda
Strada Statale 429, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $131 -
Relais Fattoria Vignale
Via Panigiani 9, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $142 -
Villa Campomaggio
Localita Campomaggio, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $158 -
Pensione Elio Pistolesi
Via Roma 46, Radda in Chianti | Hotelfrom $63 -
Il Borgo di Vescine - Relais del Chianti
Localita Vescine, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $161 -
Palazzo Leopoldo
Via Roma 33, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $129 -
Palazzo San Niccolo'
Via Roma, 16, Radda in Chianti | 4 star hotelfrom $125 -
Podere Terreno
Via della Volpaia, Radda in Chianti | Hotel -
Residence Villa Miranda/Santa Cristina
Via Villa a Radda, Radda in Chianti | Hotelfrom $110 -
Podere Val delle Corti
La Croce, Radda in Chianti | Hotel -
Il Girarrosto Semplici
Via Roma 41, Radda in Chianti | Hotel -
Torre Canvalle
Località La Villa, Radda in Chianti | Hotel -
Hotel Podere Le Noci
Localita' Podere le Noci, Radda in Chianti | 3 star hotelfrom $83
