Radda in Chianti [SEP] located in the administrative territorial entity
Radda in Chianti
Radda in Chianti is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about north of Siena.
Radda in Chianti borders the following municipalities: Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Cavriglia, Gaiole in Chianti, Greve in Chianti.
Twin towns.
- Saint Brice, France
See also.
- History of Chianti
External links.
- Chianti Storico site (Tourist Information Office)
History of Chianti
The history of Chianti dates back to at least the 13th century with the earliest incarnations of Chianti as a white wine. Today this Tuscan wine is one of Italy's most well known and recognizable wines. In the Middle Ages, the villages of Gaiole, Castellina and Radda located near Florence formed as a "Lega del Chianti" (League of Chianti) creating an area that would become the spiritual and historical "heart" of the Chianti region and today is located within the Chianti Classico "Denominazione di