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| region = [[Tuscany]]
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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 {{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>[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|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>{{cite web |title=Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live |website=[
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
==Main sights==
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*[[Castello di Tornano]] castle and vineyard.
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▲File:Castello di brolio0001.JPG|[[Castello di Brolio]]
▲File:Chiesa di Vertine.jpg|''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine
▲File:Wine-growing holding in the Chianti region.jpg|Wine-growing holding
* [[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]]
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==External links==
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* [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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