Radda in Chianti is a small town in the Chianti zone of Tuscany.
Get in
[edit]By car - Radda in Chianti is located on route SS222, the main scenic road through Chianti. It can be easily reached by car from Siena - Florence road.
By bus - there are 3 buses a day from Florence, except on Friday, and buses from Siena train station.
Get around
[edit]Radda is very small and can be seen in a short walk. There is free parking for a limited time near the promenade.
See
[edit]- The landscape from the promenade
- The small town square
- The town church
- Farmers market (in the mornings only)
Do
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- Have coffee in the square
- Let the children play in the playground.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Da Michele pizzeria trattoria tel. +39 0577-738491
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- Palazzo Leopoldo, Via Roma, 33. A 1300s restored manor house. Comfortable rooms, elegant junior suite and spacious suites with original interiors and 1700/1800 frescoes. Rich buffet breakfast served in the original 1700 kitchen or on the terrace with huge view over the hills and castles.
- [formerly dead link] Palazzo San Niccolò, Via Roma 16. Four star. €120 to €180.
- Hotel Relais Vignale, Via Pianigiani, 9. 4 star, view of the valley and a swimming pool. Enoteca Vignale is open every day, and offers a large selection of classic wines from Chianti and other places. Restaurant: tel. +39 0577-738094, closed on Thursday
- Borgo di Vescine (next to Radda in Chianti). This place used to be a village, and now it is transformed to a hotel.
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