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Your welcoming hideaway near to the most beautiful Tuscan cities. |
The perfect balance between precious artistic masterpieces and rural, natural landscapes: typical characteristics of Tuscany. Thanks to its strategic position, Borgo in Chianni makes the ideal starting point from which to visit the great cities of art or small villages therein, discovering fascinating journeys which incorporate nature, well-being, food and art.
When visiting Tuscany, you will be left fascinated by its splendour, as the artistic masterpieces, recognised worldwide, testify, in addition to the beauty of the countryside and towns, as glimpsed by the colours of the hills, the friendliness of the people and the taste of the food.
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Your welcoming hideaway near to the most beautiful Tuscan cities. |
| The perfect balance between precious artistic masterpieces and rural, natural landscapes: typical characteristics of Tuscany. Borgo in Chianni makes the ideal starting point when visiting Tuscany, discovering fascinating journeys which incorporate nature, well-being, food and art. |
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VOLTERRA
Dist: 40 kms - Travel time: 50 mins
Famous for the extraction and processing of alabaster, it has conserved an historic centre of Etruscan origins, with Roman ruins and Medieval buildings such as the Cathedral and the Palazzo dei Priori. Some scenes from the film, New Moon, part of the famous Twilight saga were filmed in Volterra.
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FLORENCE
Dist: 80 kms - Travel time: 100 mins
Known as the "cradle of the Renaissance", it is renowned as one of the most beautiful cities in the world. An important cultural centre in the Middle Ages, it welcomed the works of world famous great artists, intellectuals, academics and scientists, such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raffaello, Botticelli, Brunelleschi and Galileo.
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PISA
Dist: 48 kms - Travel time: 60 mins
Legend tells that Pisa was founded by refugee Trojans who came from the Greek city with the same name, Pisa in Peloponnese. The famous leaning Tower is found at Piazza dei Miracoli, with its twelfth-century bell tower, 56 m in height, which began to lean ten years after its construction, to become one of the most famous Italian monuments recognised worldwide.
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SIENA
Dist: 90 km - Travel time: 110 mins
Located at the heart of a vast hilly landscape, Siena is universally known for its artistic heritage and for its famous Palio horse race which takes place in July and August in Piazza del Campo; the Medieval style historic centre was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995.
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THEATRE OF SILENCE - LAJATICO
Dist: 20 km - Travel time: 15 mins
Il “Teatro del Silenzio“ is an Italian open air amphitheatre which is located in Lajatico, Tuscany — the hometown of Andrea Bocelli. In 2006, Bocelli influenced the municipality of his hometown Lajatico to build the outdoor theatre, and contributed greatly towards its construction.
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LUCCA
Dist: 75 kms
Travel time: 70 mins
Lucca is one of Italy's main cities of art, famous for the intact Renaissance surrounding walls, which have been perfectly conserved. The city boasts an historic centre which is rich with monumental Renaissance buildings, to the extent that it is nicknamed the "city of 100 churches". |
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SAN GIMIGNANO
Dist: 50 kms
Travel time: 60 mins
San Gimignano resides on a tall hill forming part of Val díElsa. Of Etruscan origin, the village is almost completely contained within walls dating back to the thirteenth-century and is nicknamed ìManhattan del medioevoî (Medieval Manhattan) owing to its towers which stand out against the surrounding panorama. |
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MONTALCINO
Dist: 120 kms
Travel time: 140 mins
Situated on a hill, the Medieval town is primarily known for its production of Brunello di Montalcino, a renowned wine and excellent product of the region.
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BOLGHERI
Dist: 50 kms
Travel time: 60 mins
At the heart of the Maremma Livornese, the characteristic village encompasses the Medieval castle, which can be reached via the Viale dei Cipressi (a pathway lined with Italian Cypress trees) made famous by the poet, Giosuè Carducci. |
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SAN GALGANO
Dist: 90 kms
Travel time: 100 mins
Famous for its Medieval, Cistercian Abbey, which presently does not have a roof or flooring, and for the Sword embedded in the rock on the land belonging to the Monk Galgano, as a symbol of redemption before retreating to live an hermetic life. |
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MONTERIGGIONI
Dist: 70 kms
Travel time: 100 mins
Small Medieval commune sheltered behind a hill and encircled by the characteristic surrounding walls. Many historical-artistic sites of great importance can be found in Monteriggioni.
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