Come spostarsi in Gaiole in Chianti

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Gaiole non ha stazione ferroviaria e tutto arriva su strada. Il paese sta sul fondovalle a 356 metri, dove si incontrano le vie fra il Chianti e il Valdarno superiore: il nodo che ne fece un mercato.

In paese è una strada sola. Il cuore di Gaiole è la strada-piazza di via Ricasoli, e il Comune stesso sta in via Ricasoli 5. Tutto ciò che è civico sta lì.

Per tutto il resto serve l'auto. 128,99 chilometri quadrati, sedici frazioni da Lecchi a 421 metri a Montegrossi a 639, e una Strada dei Castelli che esiste proprio perché i castelli sono sparsi per le colline. Meleto è a circa due chilometri; Brolio più a sud, presso San Regolo.

La bicicletta qui è un mezzo serio, non una curiosità. Le strade bianche sono il motivo per cui esiste l'Eroica, e la prima domenica di ottobre portano un campo molto numeroso.

Per qualsiasi cosa comunale, il centralino è lo 0577 744711 e c'è un numero verde, l'800 012661.

Verificato su Comune di Gaiole in Chianti, ottobre 2026.

In auto. Gaiole sta al nodo fra il Chianti e il Valdarno superiore, confinando con Cavriglia, Montevarchi e Bucine dal lato aretino e con Castelnuovo Berardenga e Radda da quello senese. Gli accessi dal Valdarno scendono; quelli da Radda e Castellina scavalcano i crinali.

La Strada dei Castelli. Si snoda fra le colline e collega le fortificazioni del comune. Lungo di essa: Cacchiano, duecentesco, distrutto dagli aragonesi nel 1478 e ricostruito nel 1530; Monteluco, presso il Massellone, in due nuclei con un avamposto in basso e un complesso di vetta cui si accede per un elegante arco; la torre di Tornano dall'altra parte del fiume; e Meleto, circa due chilometri prima di Gaiole.

Brolio. A sud del paese in località Brolio, presso San Regolo, su uno sprone dei Monti del Chianti fra Monte Fienali e Monte Luco Berardenga, fiancheggiato dai torrenti Malena e Dudda.

Coltibuono. A nord-est del paese, in località Badia a Coltibuono, nell'antico piviere di San Pietro in Avenano.

In bicicletta. Le strade bianche sono il punto. La prima domenica di ottobre sono chiuse nello spirito se non nella legge, e l'Eroica pubblica parcheggi, viabilità e un servizio navetta gratuito per la giornata.

Contatti comunali. Comune di Gaiole in Chianti, via Ricasoli 5, 53013; centralino 0577 744711; numero verde 800 012661; URP 0577 744743.

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Verificato su Comune di Gaiole in Chianti — The Comune di Gaiole in Chianti has its seat at via Ricasoli 5, 53013 Gaiole in Chianti (SI), with a switchboard on 0577 744711, a freephone number on 800 012661 and the certified address comune.gaioleinchianti@postacert.toscana.it; it lists thirteen offices, among them the URP on 0577 744743, Lavori Pubblici e Protezione Civile on 0577 744744, the Polizia Municipale on 0577 744723 and 0577 744737, and the SUAP on 0577 744738, 0577 744739 and 0577 744743., The Comune di Gaiole in Chianti has its seat at via Ricasoli 5, 53013 Gaiole in Chianti (SI), with a switchboard on 0577 744711, a freephone number on 800 012661 and the certified address comune.gaioleinchianti@postacert.toscana.it; it lists thirteen offices, among them the URP on 0577 744743, Lavori Pubblici e Protezione Civile on 0577 744744, the Polizia Municipale on 0577 744723 and 0577 744737, and the SUAP on 0577 744738, 0577 744739 and 0577 744743. (ottobre 2026).
Verificato su Visit Tuscany (Toscana Promozione Turistica) — Founded between the 13th and 14th centuries, Gaiole was established as a merchant town serving the many castles dotting the surroundings; the area was already known and inhabited in the Etruscan and Roman periods, as highlighted by place names deriving from ancient languages, the ruins of the necropolis at Cacchiano of the 1st-3rd century CE and the columns of the parish church of San Marcellino at Monti, typical of the imperial age and most likely taken from an earlier Roman building. In the 1400s Gaiole became the capital of the terziere within the Lega del Chianti and, previously a commercial centre and now also a defence stronghold on the border between Florence and Siena, was oppressed during continuous raids until 1555, when Siena surrendered and the town was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. For centuries the heart of Gaiole has been the street-square, via Ricasoli, a place of trading and daily life, and the main church of the town is dedicated to San Sigismondo, a neo-Gothic construction covered in pietra serena except for the facade., The area of Gaiole is crossed by a Castle Road, the Strada dei Castelli, which winds through the hills and allows the visitor to see important testaments to the fortification of the Chianti in the Middle Ages; among these the castle of Cacchiano, built in the thirteenth century by the Ricasoli family, destroyed by the Aragonese in 1478 and rebuilt in 1530; the Monteluco castle a few kilometres from the village near the Massellone stream, consisting of two nuclei, an outpost at the bottom with a mighty stone tower and a large complex on the summit accessed through an elegant arch, with the large tower of Tornano on the opposite side across the river; and, two kilometres before Gaiole, the castle of Meleto, whose current building is an almost square shape with an older tower in the centre and two cylindrical towers perhaps from the 15th century at the south and east corners, the rest having been transformed into a villa in the mid-18th century, and which has a small theatre where the Ricasoli hosted operettas and concerts., The area of Gaiole is crossed by a Castle Road, the Strada dei Castelli, which winds through the hills and allows the visitor to see important testaments to the fortification of the Chianti in the Middle Ages; among these the castle of Cacchiano, built in the thirteenth century by the Ricasoli family, destroyed by the Aragonese in 1478 and rebuilt in 1530; the Monteluco castle a few kilometres from the village near the Massellone stream, consisting of two nuclei, an outpost at the bottom with a mighty stone tower and a large complex on the summit accessed through an elegant arch, with the large tower of Tornano on the opposite side across the river; and, two kilometres before Gaiole, the castle of Meleto, whose current building is an almost square shape with an older tower in the centre and two cylindrical towers perhaps from the 15th century at the south and east corners, the rest having been transformed into a villa in the mid-18th century, and which has a small theatre where the Ricasoli hosted operettas and concerts., On the first Sunday in October the Eroica is held in Gaiole in Chianti; the cycling event winds its way through the white roads that cross the landscapes of the Sienese Chianti, the Crete Senesi and the Val d'Orcia, with an eye to the past, featuring antique bicycles, cyclists in vintage clothing, a range of vintage cars and motorbikes, as well as wine, capocollo and pecorino. (ottobre 2026).
Verificato su Eroica — L'Eroica was born in 1997 at Gaiole in Chianti, a small borgo in the province of Siena, where 92 riders set off the first edition of a cycling event that each year combines demanding routes, magnificent landscapes and memorable refreshment stops; the event publishes parking and traffic arrangements and runs a free shuttle service, alongside a register of eroiche bicycles, a bicycle elegance competition, a Mini Eroica and children's cycling, a beard and moustache competition, a shop-window contest, an Eroica Academy and a sustainability manual., L'Eroica was born in 1997 at Gaiole in Chianti, a small borgo in the province of Siena, where 92 riders set off the first edition of a cycling event that each year combines demanding routes, magnificent landscapes and memorable refreshment stops; the event publishes parking and traffic arrangements and runs a free shuttle service, alongside a register of eroiche bicycles, a bicycle elegance competition, a Mini Eroica and children's cycling, a beard and moustache competition, a shop-window contest, an Eroica Academy and a sustainability manual. (ottobre 2026).