PLACE TO SEE
Villa I Barronci is strategically located in the heart of Florentine Chianti region and is your ideal starting place to visit the artistic treasures and wonderful landscape of central Tuscany. Villa I Barronci suggests the following places and routes:
Florence: a must for anyone visiting Tuscany. I Barronci is a mere 15 km from the historical centre of Florence, and can be reached by car or bus. Some highlights: Uffizi Gallery, Galleria dell'Accademia, the Duomo with its famous bell tower by Giotto, Santa Croce, Museum of History and Science, the Specola…
Siena: Historical and artistic centre just 30 minutes from I Barronci. You must not miss the Duomo and the famous Piazza del Campo where the Palio is held every year.
Pisa: Just 45 minutes from I Barronci. The famous Leaning Tower and the Piazza dei Miracoli make the city an important tourist attraction.
San Gimignano: in the direction of Siena, just 25 km from I Barronci.
It is a beautiful, quaint historical centre with numerous towers.
Badia a Passignano: just 10 km from I Barronci. This abbey definitely deserves a visit. Viareggio seaside resort with 10 km of coast as for as Forte dei Marmi and then on to the Cinque Terre; rich with seaside towns, restaurants, and fashionable shops. Just 15 minutes from Pisa.
In San Casciano Val di Pesa: Museum of religious Art, Chiesa della Misericordia, Chiesa di San Giovanni in Sugana, Castle walls, San Andrea in Percussina (home of Machiavelli).
In Montelupo Fiorentino: Ceramics Museum,
In Impruneta: Square with famous Basilica;
In San Gimignano: Museum of Torture instruments;
In Linari: medieval town
Furthermore:
Certaldo (home of Boccaccio),
Vinci (home of Leonardo),
Greve (home of Verrazzano),
Arezzo and Lucca,
Montecatini (thermal resort),
and Pistoia are localities just 40-minutes by car from I Barronci.
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