23Jan 0 San Polo in Chianti Posted By: Elena Spolaor All about Chianti Italy, Chianti, Italy, Towns & Villages of Chianti, Towns of the Province of Florence San Polo in ChiantiThe village of San Polo in the Chianti Classico wine zone of Tuscany, Italy San Polo in Chianti San Polo in Chianti is located in the Rubbiana valley, in the north east of Chianti, within a half hour drive of central Florence. San Polo is an ideal place to stay for anyone staying in Chianti without a car because it is served by two bus routes, the Florence city ATAF bus line No. 49 and the SITA pullman service. You can stay in a country house with a swimming pool while having easy access to everything that Florence has to offer! The valley is famous for its iris harvest, the roots, “orris root”. Iris roots were once important in European herbal medicine, but they are now used mainly as a fixative and base note in perfume manufacture, as well as an ingredient in many brands of gin. The whole valley turns mauve as August and the Tuscan iris harvest approaches. There is an annual iris festival, the Festa del Giaggiolo, at San Polo in Chianti, usually taking place on the second weekend of May. Irises in flower in the Rubbiano valley of San Polo in Chianti La Pieve di San Miniato a Rubbiana in San Polo Legend has it that on St. Reparata’s Day in the year 405, the Goths had Florence under siege, and the city was in danger of falling. Suddenly, St. Reparata appeared in the midst of the fighting, holding a blood-red banner emblazoned with a white iris. The battle turned leaving the Florentines victorious. In gratitude, the city adopted the iris symbol for its coat of arms. After the Guelfs vanquished the Ghibellines in the late 13 C, the colors were reversed, and the red lily on a field of white became the symbol of Florence that we see today. More about the San Polo in Chianti. Here are some similar topics: The Chianti village of San Donato in Poggio, Tuscany San Donato in PoggioThe Chianti village of San Donato in Poggio, Tuscany San Donato in Poggio is a mediaeval village of great charm located near the Via Cassia, the highway that runs along the western boundary of the Chianti Classico wine zone from Florence to Sienna. In modern times, the Via Cassia has been superceded [...] Read More » Greve in Chianti activities, castles and other sights Greve in Chianti - things to see and doGreve in Chianti activities, architecture, villas, castles and other sights The whole area of Chianti around Greve is packed with castles, even more so than other parts of Tuscany, in addition to walled villages such as Montefioralle, Vertine and Volpaia, fortified abbeys and farmhouses that have developed [...] Read More » San Casciano in Val di Pesa San Casciano in Val di PesaWhat to see and do in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Tuscany, Italy San Casciano Val di Pesa San Casciano is a small town and also a county on the north-western border of the Chianti Classico area of Tuscany. It can be reached by bus from central Florence in [...] Read More » Il Ferrone The village of , a major terracotta manufacturing area in Chianti is a village in Chianti on one of the two popular routes from Florence to Greve in Chianti, and is a major centre of terracotta manufacturing in Italy. Indeed, Ferrone, as it is commonly known, is famous world-wide for a [...] Read More » Montefioralle The fortified village of near Greve in Chianti, Tuscany The small village of is one of the best-preserved and most interesting mediaeval fortified villages in Chianti, indeed in the whole of Tuscany. The original name of was Monteficale - the village claims an entire verse under that name in the Ninfale [...] Read More »
