Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Le Cantine di
Greve in Chianti
(
www.lecantine.it
;
Galleria delle Cantine 2; 10am-7pm)
Another Falorni family enterprise, this
vast commercial
enoteca
stocks more than 1200 varieties of wine. To indulge in some of
the 140 different wines available for tasting (including Chianti, Super Tuscans, top DOCs
and DOCGs, Vin Santo and grappa), buy a prepaid wine card costing €10 to €25 from the
central bar, stick it into one of the many taps and out will trickle your tipple of choice.
Any unused credit will be refunded when you return the card. It's fabulous fun, though
somewhat distressing for designated drivers. To find the
cantine,
look for the supermarket
on the main road - it's down a staircase opposite the supermarket entrance.
WINE TASTING
Information
Tourist office
( 055 854 62 99; Piazza Matteotti 11; 10am-7pm)
Can help with accommoda-
tion and tour bookings,
cantine
visits and bus tickets.
Getting There & Around
BUS
SITA buses travel between Greve and Florence (€3.30, one hour, hourly).
CAR & MOTORCYCLE
Chianti's roads can be frighteningly narrow and frustratingly difficult to navigate - to cut
down on driving stress, be sure to purchase a copy of
Le strade del Gallo Nero
(€2.50), a
useful map of the wine-producing zone that shows both major and secondary roads and
also includes a comprehensive list of wine estates. It's available at newsstands in the re-
gion.
Greve is located on the Via Chiantigiana. There is free parking in the two-level, open-
air car park on Piazza della Resistenza, on the opposite side of the main road to Piazza
Matteotti. On Fridays, don't park overnight in the paid spaces in Piazza Matteotti - your
car will be towed to make room for Saturday market stalls.
