Holidays in Tuscany near Siena and Chianti
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The area you’ve chosen for your holidays is really one of the most beautiful of all Tuscany!
The scenic Chianti area and its lovely villages are at hand.
Some of the best
wineries where you can taste wine together with other typical local products, are located near Greve in Chianti.
Amongst the countless wineries you will find along the route, I suggest
Le Cantine, offering a great variety of wines, and
Castello di Vicchiomaggio, a wonderful castle surrounded by precious vineyards, where you can also make wine tours on request.
While, in Panzano in Chianti I recommend the
Antica Fattoria Montagliari which offers several wines for tasting, grappa, olive oil and other typical Tuscan products.
You may find this post about
Chianti wine tasting very useful.
In addition, you may also consider a guided tour, I suggest
this good one on Chianti and the famous medieval town of San Gimignano.
As to your request for
golf courses in the area, I suggest
the Ugolino Golf Club, north of Greve in Chianti.
Regarding
restaurants and bars, practically you eat very well everywhere in Tuscany, especially in Chianti, where I recommend
Sira e Remino, a nice restaurant serving exquisite typical Tuscan dishes. Another one is the
Osteria di Badia Passignano, right in the heart of Chainti Classico, in an ancient monastery, with an excellent cuisine accompanied by superb wines. The osteria is surrounded by beautiful vineyards and you could even visit the cellars under the abbey, so you might do some wine tasting and then finish with an exquisite dinner at the osteria.
Finally, since you are traveling by car, you will find this
post about moving around Tuscany by car very helpful.
Enjoy your holiday and the wonderful Tuscan food
Feel free to post again for any other question,
Ciao from Florence!