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[[File:Chiesa di Vertine.jpg|thumb|''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine.]] |
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[[File:Wine-growing holding in the Chianti region.jpg|thumb|Wine-growing holding.]] |
[[File:Wine-growing holding in the Chianti region.jpg|thumb|Wine-growing holding.]] |
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'''Gaiole in Chianti''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Siena]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Tuscany]], located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} southeast of [[Florence]] and about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northeast of [[Siena]]. ''[[Forbes]]'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."<ref> |
'''Gaiole in Chianti''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Siena]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Tuscany]], located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} southeast of [[Florence]] and about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northeast of [[Siena]]. ''[[Forbes]]'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/18/europe-homes-dollar-forbeslife-cx_po_1118realestate.html Forbes]</ref> |
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Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as ''[[Monte Paschi Eroica|Strade Bianche]]'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Siena region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities. |
Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as ''[[Monte Paschi Eroica|Strade Bianche]]'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Siena region. In October there is a public event, using many of the same roads, for vintage bicycle enthusiasts known as L'Eroica. This starts and finishes in Gaiole including a full week of festivities. |