Set in the heart of Tuscany, Buonconvento is just 16 miles from Siena, and Rome, Florence, Bologna, Pisa are within a comfortable drive away.
Chianti - The famous Chianti district in Tuscany stretches from Florence to Siena and is located west of the Valdelsa and east of the Chianti mountains.
Many have vigorously claimed the territory as their own over the centuries and the area has always been considered the ‘heart of Tuscany’.
The Etruscans called this territory 'Clante' after the river and the landscapes have communicated Italy around the world.
Vineyards, chestnuts, oak forests medieval towns, castles, farmhouses and those classic cypress trees say it all.
As for the wine the first association of Chianti wine producers was established in Radda in Chianti in 1924.
Colle Val D'Elsa once a flourishing medieval town along the Via Francigena pilgrim route (the Via Sacra) is worth a visit. It has preserved its reputation as a centre for the production of fine handmade crystal glass since 1331. In the Museo del Cristallo or Crystal Museum you can admire examples from the golden period of the town around 1592. The museum is unique in Italy and is located in the underground section of the former Boschi Glassworks.
