Location: Gaiole in Chianti in Italy
Nearest Airport:
Florence at 85
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Nearest Train:
Montevarchi at 22
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Nearest Motorway:
Montevarchi at 24
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Car: necessary
Our house is called 'il Romito,' because, the story goes, it was the romitorio or hermitage of the little convent called La Nunziatina, a Servite monastery connected to Sta Maria dell' Annunziata in Florence. The ex-convent is below the villa with the church, re-modelled in the eighteenth century, and a little casa colonica of which we are the co-owners. We are at the end of a driveway almost two kilometres long. However, two fine restaurants are within walking distance, and the bustling village of Gaiole is a 15 minute drive away. In the other direction, Brolio offers a fine wine tasting experience, while we are almost in the centre of a triangle formed by Siena (45 minutes) Arezzo (one hour) and Florence (one hour 15 minutes). There are numerous 'feste' in the fall in the surrounding villages.