fiogf49gjkf0d THE CENTER OF FLORENCE IS EASILY REACHED FROM
VILLA IL POGGIALE IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
FOR ART LOVERS
IT IS POSSIBLE TO REACH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES
OF ART IN TUSCANY* SIENA, AREZZO, PISA, LUCCA,
SAN GIMIGNANO, CERTALDO, VOLTERRA, PIENZA,
MONTEPULCIANO AND MANY OTHERS IN LESS THAN AN
HOUR.
FOR LOVERS OF THE COUNTRYSIDE
TRIPS TO THE VARIOUS TOWNS IN THE CHIANTI
CLASSICO AREA* GREVE, GAIOLE, RADDA, CASTELLINA,
PANZANO, AND MANY OTHER ENCHANTING VILLAGES AND
TOWNS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS. TO REACH THESE
PLACES WE WOULD SUGGEST TAKING THE LESS
WELL-KNOWN ROADS IN ORDER TO DELIGHT IN THE
WONDERFUL LANDSCAPES FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD.
FOR FOOD AND WINE LOVERS
WE WILL SUGGEST A SELECTION OF *TRATTORIE*, AND
RESTAURANTS OF ALL TYPES IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 20
MINUTES AS WELL AS VINEYARDS AND CELLARS WHERE IT
IS POSSIBLE TO BUY WINES AND OIL AND OTHER LOCAL
PRODUCE
FOR GOLF ENTHUSIASTS
THE UGOLINO GOLF COURSE, ONE OF THE BEST IN
ITALY, IS NOT MORE THAN 25 MINUTES FROM VILLA IL
POGGIALE.
THE PALIO OF SIENA
THE PALIO OF SIENA HAS NO NEED OF AN
INTRODUCTION. THE PROCESSION IN THE *CONTRADE*,
THE QUARTERS, OF THE CITY AND THE RACE IN THE
SPLENDID PIAZZA DEL CAMPO, ARE A BREATHTAKING
SPECTACLE. THE ATMOSPHERE DURING THE DAYS OF THE
FAMOUS RACE IS UNIQUE. THE SUPPERS AND THE
FESTIVITY IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY, THE
BENEDICTION OF THE HORSES IN THE CHURCHES OF THE
VARIOUS QUARTERS, THE MUSIC, AND THE COSTUMES,
REMAIN AN UNFORGETTABLE MEMORY. IL POGGIALE IS
ONLY 40 MINUTES FROM SIENA AND TICKETS FOR THE
PALIO AND FOR THE SUPPER IN THE *CONTRADE* ARE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE VILLA.
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