VISIT A DIFFEREN TUSCAN : POZZO DELLA CHIANA

THE HISTORY

It's a very little village with few inhabitants sourronded by the beautiful landscape of Valdichiana full of history and cultural tradition which send you to the past.

Indeed here in the 1554, when Medici were the lords of Florence, was fight an important war for the tuscan history: La battaglia di Scannagallo.

This war was between the french party with the help of Siena under the guide of Pietro Strozzi and the spanish party with the command of Cosimo de Medici from Florence. The last fight was fought on the hill of Pozzo della Chiana where today there is a chapel of Santo Stefano della Vittoria who remember that event. The Medicean army won.

WHAT TO VISIT
You can visit this little chapel inside the modern cimitery from where you have a view of the countryside. Probably the structure was built from Vasari with the help of Ammannati.

WHAT TO DO?

Every year, in the month of July, the inhabitants celebrate this war with an historical commemoration fighting with tipical clothes of that period. There is also a camp organised as the tradition of the sixteenth century.

WHERE BUY SOMETHING TYPICAL?

Not far from the Tempietto of Santo Stefano there is a farm with name Vigna Vittoria where produce a realy good wine cultivated in the surrounding land with passion and care from the owner. You can make a tasting wine, the best for me is Vinsanto sweet and enjoyable in the mouth.