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Gaiole in Chianti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about northeast of Siena. The American magazine ''Forbes'' named it number one in its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."〔(Forbes )〕 Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as ''Strade Bianche'' in reference to the white gravel roads of the Sienna 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== *Castle of Brolio (11th century). *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-century defensive structure. The interior has a nave with two aisles and an apse. *''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. File:Castello di brolio0001.JPG|Castle of Brolio File:Chiesa di Vertine.jpg|''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine File:Wine-growing holding in the Chianti region.jpg|Wine-growing holding 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gaiole in Chianti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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