4th November sees the beginning of the 2013 edition of Autumn in Chianti, the event in collaboration between the provinces of Florence and Siena, with the eight councils of the Chianti reunited in a wide series of appointments.
Ten days of culture and flavours, Autumn in Chianti is the best way to discover typical dishes of the area and to visit all those little villages that are home to some of Tuscany’s historical and artistic jewels: the Museo Archeologico of Chianti Senese in Gaiole in Chianti, the Museo di Arte Sacra in San Casciano Val di Pesa, the Antiquarium di Sant'Appiano in Barberino Val d'Elsa, the Museo di Arte Sacra di San Francesco in Greve in Chianti and the Parco e sculture del Chianti in Castelnuovo Berardenga.
Culture, traditions, wine and food, crafts and typical products: these are the ingredients that make this occasion so unique.
The councils of Barberino Val d'Elsa, Greve in Chianti, Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, San Casciano Val di Pesa and Castellina in Chianti, Castelnuovo Berardenga, Gaiole in Chianti and Radda in Chianti will be home to music, tastings, meetings, exhibitions, conventions and markets, and "Quinto quarto" is back, the gourmet food initiative involving approximately 50 restaurants in the area committed to proposing simple but delicious traditional dishes – hard to find in other seasons of the year – on the menu at special prices.
The programme is full, from the market-exhibition Olio Sapiens, the exhibition of extra virgin olive oil, the 5th November in Tavarnelle Val di Pesa, to the visits to the Wine Museum in Greve in Chianti; from the Abissina theatre show at San Casciano on 9th November, to the bicycle tour “Chianti’s Etruscan origins” on 12th November between Panzano in Chianti, Radda and Castellina, to the Olive Mill in Jazz, a musical aperitif in an olive mill at Greve in Chianti on 12 November.
Website: Tuscany Tourist Bureau
Jeffrey Dale Starr is a wine enthusiast, oil painter, and owner of mobile software company Purple Falcon.
