# Gaiole in Chianti
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{{Infobox Italian comune
| name = Gaiole in Chianti
| official_name = Comune di Gaiole in Chianti
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| image_skyline = Pieve di Spaltenna.jpg
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| image_caption = ''Pieve'' of Santa Maria in Spaltenna
| image_shield = Gaiole in Chianti-Stemma.svg
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| coordinates = {{coord|43|28|N|11|26|E|type:city(2,600)_region:IT|display=inline}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| region = [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany)
| province = [Siena](/source/Province_of_Siena) (SI)
| frazioni = [Adine](/source/Adine%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti), [Ama](/source/Ama%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti), [Barbischio](/source/Barbischio), [Castagnoli](/source/Castagnoli%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti), [Fietri](/source/Fietri), [Galenda](/source/Galenda), [Il Colle](/source/Il_Colle%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti), [Lecchi in Chianti](/source/Lecchi_in_Chianti), [Lucignano in Chianti](/source/Lucignano_in_Chianti), [Montegrossi](/source/Montegrossi), [Monti](/source/Monti%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti), [Nusenna](/source/Nusenna), [Poggio San Polo](/source/Poggio_San_Polo), [Rietine](/source/Rietine), [San Giusto alle Monache](/source/San_Giusto_alle_Monache), [San Martino al Vento](/source/San_Martino_al_Vento), [San Regolo](/source/San_Regolo), [San Sano](/source/San_Sano), [San Vincenti](/source/San_Vincenti), [Starda](/source/Starda), [Vertine](/source/Vertine%2C_Gaiole_in_Chianti)
| mayor_party =
| mayor = Michele Pescini
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 129.0
| population_footnotes = [All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute [Istat](/source/National_Institute_of_Statistics_(Italy)).]
| population_total = 2756
| population_as_of = 31 August 2017
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| population_demonym = Gaiolesi
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 360
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| postal_code = 53013
| area_code = 0577
| website = {{official website|http://www.comune.gaiole.si.it}}
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}}
'''Gaiole in Chianti''' is a ''[comune](/source/comune)'' (municipality) in the [Province of Siena](/source/Province_of_Siena) in the [Italian](/source/Italy) region [Tuscany](/source/Tuscany), located about {{convert|40|km|mi}} southeast of [Florence](/source/Florence) and about {{convert|15|km|mi|0}} northeast of [Siena](/source/Siena). ''[Forbes](/source/Forbes)'' named it number one on its list of "Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live."[{{cite web |title=Europe's Most Idyllic Places To Live |website=[Forbes](/source/Forbes) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125080149/https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/18/europe-homes-dollar-forbeslife-cx_po_1118realestate.html |archive-date=2022-01-25 |url-status=live |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/11/18/europe-homes-dollar-forbeslife-cx_po_1118realestate.html}}]
Each year in March, a professional bicycle race is held, known as ''[Strade Bianche](/source/Monte_Paschi_Eroica)'' 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.
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[[File:Castello di brolio0001.JPG|thumb|[Castello di Brolio](/source/Castello_di_Brolio)]]
thumb|''Pieve'' of San Bartolomeo a Vertine
thumb|Wine-growing holding
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==Main sights==
*[Castello di Brolio](/source/Castello_di_Brolio) castle and vineyard (11th century).
*Abbey of Coltibuono
*''[Pieve](/source/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](/source/Simone_Martini) and a triptych by [Bicci di Lorenzo](/source/Bicci_di_Lorenzo), now in the Siena Pinacoteca. Some fragmentary medieval frescoes still remain on exhibit today.
*''Pieve'' of San Vincenti.
*[Castello di Tornano](/source/Castello_di_Tornano) castle and vineyard.
==People==
* [Bettino Ricasoli](/source/Bettino_Ricasoli) (1809–1880), [Prime Minister](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Italy) of the [Kingdom of Italy](/source/Kingdom_of_Italy_(1861%E2%80%931946)), who created the [Chianti](/source/Chianti) recipe of 70% [Sangiovese](/source/Sangiovese), 15% [Canaiolo](/source/Canaiolo), and 15% [Malvasia bianca](/source/Malvasia_bianca)
==See also==
*[History of Chianti](/source/History_of_Chianti)
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Gaiole in Chianti}}
* [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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