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[[File:Castello di brolio0001.JPG|thumb|[[Castello di Brolio]].]]
'''Gaiole in Chianti''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Siena]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Tuscany]], located about 40 km southeast of [[Florence]] and about 15 km northeast of [[Siena]]. The American magazine ''[[Forbes]]'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/18/europe-homes-dollar-forbeslife-cx_po_1118realestate.html Forbes]</ref>▼
[[File:Chiesa di Vertine.jpg|thumb|''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine.]]
[[File:Wine-growing holding in the Chianti region.jpg|thumb|Wine-growing holding.]]
▲'''Gaiole in Chianti''' is a ''[[comune]]'' (municipality) in the [[Province of Siena]] in the [[Italy|Italian]] region [[Tuscany]], located about {{convert|40
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.
==Main sights==
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*Abbey of Coltibuono
*''[[Pieve]]'' of San Marcellino, of medieval origin. It was mostly rebuilt in the 14th century.
*''Pieve'' of San Polo Rosso, dating from the 12th century. It is now part of a 14th
*''Pieve'' of San Giusto in Salcio
*Romanesque ''Pieve'' of Santa Maria a Spaltenna, known from 1030.
*''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine (11th century). It was once home of an early work by [[Simone Martini]] and a triptych by [[Bicci di Lorenzo]], now in the Siena Pinacoteca. Some fragmentary medieval frescoes still remain on exhibit today.
*''Pieve'' of San Vincenti.
*[[Castello di Tornano]] castle and vineyard.
==People==
* [[Bettino Ricasoli]] (1809–1880), [[Prime Minister of Italy|Prime Minister]] of the [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy]], who created the [[Chianti]] recipe of 70% [[Sangiovese]], 15% [[Canaiolo]] and 15% [[Malvasia bianca]]
==See also==
*[[History of Chianti]]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190801081956/http://www.comune.gaiole.si.it/ Official website]
* [http://www.chiantistorico.com Chianti historical site (Tourist Information Office)]
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