Gaiole in Chianti is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 40 km southeast of Florence and about 15 km northeast of Siena.
Gaiole in Chianti borders the following municipalities: Bucine, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Cavriglia, Montevarchi, Radda in Chianti.
Each year, generally in October, a race is held known as L’Eroica.
Main sights
Castle of Broilo (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. It has ket some fragmentary medieval frescoes.
Pieve of San Vincenti.
