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EMILIA-
ROMAGNA The Drive » From Florence it’s
about an hour to Verrazzano.
Head south along the scenic
0 ¸ SR222 (Via Chiantigiana)
SR70
towards Greve. When you get to
Riserva Greti, you’ll see a shop selling
Arno
Naturale wine from the Castello di
Vallombrosa
Verrazzano and, just before it, a
0 ¸ right turn up to the castle.
SR222
2 Castello di
Verrazzano
Greti 0 ¸ Some 26km south of
A1
# \ Florence, the Castello di
# Verrazzano (%055 85 42 ITALY 3 TUSCAN WINE TOUR
#
3
\
#
43; www.verrazzano.com; Via
# # Citille, Greti; tours €16-115)
\ #
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lords it over a 230-
Arno
Radda in hectare estate where
Chianti Chianti Classico, Vin
# \
# \ Croce Santo, grappa, honey,
Castello di Ama olive oil and balsamic
# # \ Lecchi in vinegar are produced.
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#
Chianti TUSCANY In a previous life, the
San # \ castle was home to
Sano Giovanni di Verraz-
8 zano (1485–1528), an
À
SP408
adventurer who explored
F G the North American
5
#Siena coast and is commemo-
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A1
0 ¸ F G 0 ¸
E35
SR2
1
LINK
YOUR
TRIP
1 Grand Tour
From Florence head
# Buonconvento either north or south for to
\
Montepulciano
0 ¸ Pienza m K to embark upon your own
# \ #
#
8
SR2
Grand Tour of Italy.
SP146
Montalcino# 0 ¸ Val # \ World Heritage
# \ # 7
# \ d'Orcia 5
#
H San Quirico Wonders
p62 d'Orcia From Florence pick up the
Abbazia di
Sant'Antimo \ # A1 to Siena and towards
\ # to Rome, for Unesco-listed
Castelnuovo
dell'Abate beauties.
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