Castellina in Chianti

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The first settlements in the area dates from the Etruscan age, and they were probably devastated by Gaulish invasions at the time of the latter's invasions against Rome.

In the early Middle Ages the town was known as Salingolpe; in the 11th century Matilda of Tuscany gave it as fief to the counts Guidi and, subsequently, to the Trebbio. In the early 15th century it became a stronghold, of which today the Rocca remain.

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• The massive Rocca (castle), with a huge 14th-century tower. It houses a small Etruscan museum.
• Church of San Salvatore, with an early 15th-century fresco of Madonna with Child and a polychrome wooden statue of Christ from the same age.
• Palazzo Ugolini-Squarcialupi.
• Palazzo Bianciardi.
• The Via delle Volte tunnel.
• Montecalvario Mound, outside the town. It consists of four 7th-6th century BC tombs.
• Poggino necropolis, also in the neighbourhood.
• Romanesque church of San Martino, at Cispiano
• Church of San Giorgio alla Piazza, housing a 15th panel from Cosimo Rosselli's workshop.
• Pieve of Sant'Agnese, with a Madonna with Child by Bicci di Lorenzo.

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• History of Chianti

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• [http://gardkarlsen.com/tuscany_italy_travelogue.htm Trip report with pictures and links from a stay outside Castellina in Chianti in July 2007]

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