Chianti is the most famous Italian wine, it is produced from the Sangiovese grapes in Tuscany. The region is renowned for its excellent wine and cuisine, amazing nature and rich cultural heritage. You can visit nature reserves and medieval towns, taste the best wines and see ancient castles and monasteries by taking the S222 Via Chiantigiana road, which connects Siena and Florence.
Italian travel guides advise you to leave Florence and, bypassing wheat fields, vineyards and olive groves, slowly drive from one medieval town to another. Imprunete has old wineries and oil presses, a Renaissance cathedral and a Medici villa painted by Giovanni Manozzi. Greve in Chianti is famous for its wine cellars with the most valuable Chianti variety – Chianti Classico, ancient frescoes, castles and terracotta taverns. Panzano is surrounded by cypress and olive groves, and there is a medieval castle in the city center.