Castelnuovo Berardenga
"Ond'io a lui: Lo strazio e 'l grande scempio
che fece l'Arbia colorata in rosso,
tal orazion fa far nel nostro tempio"
Berardenga is the most classic of the lands of modern Tuscany, a microcosm designed in two wings, the butterfly of the Grand Duke. Gentle hills in a sea of parish churches, historic villas and castles immersed in a multiformity of landscapes marked by agricultural art: from Chianti, to the Sienese hills, to Crete and Valdambra watched over by Siena on the horizon. Long fought over by Florence and Siena, Berardenga has been a destination for artists from all over the world and today is an excellence in the field of agritourism hospitality.
Great wines, superfine oil, mushrooms, sheep's milk cheeses and cold cuts not to be missed.
Città Slow, Città del Vino, Città dell’Olio, Orange Flag of the Touring Club.
Wide and varied network of cycling routes with the Chianti Classic Tour that frames the area. The Eroica and Strade Bianche routes cover the area for long and suggestive distances. For cycle-hiking enthusiasts, the Via Romea Sanese with its Guelfa and Ghibellina variants and the crossings of Gallo Nero and Crete and Sienese hills offer interesting new routes. Other tours and minor rings allow the full knowledge of the rolling and undulating hills that make up the area without missing the challenging climbs of Monteluco.