Today Greve is the town with which the grape-growing region of Chianti is often associated.
In bygone times it was the meeting point of of three important roads used by pilgrims, the Chiantigiana (which linked Florence with Siena), the road to Valdarno and the road to Val di Pesa.
The Castle of Montefioralle is perched above the town – looking much as it did when pilgrims traveled by foot and donkey.
Today, Greve is dotted with restaurants and within easy reach of many vineyards.
With just over 100 inhabitants, Bolgheri exercises a strong pull over wine devotees because this small village in the province of Livorno is the heart of an area known to sommeliers around the world for labels such as Sassicaia, Ornellaia, Masseto and Guado al Tasso.
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Lucca is dubbed "the city of a hundred churches" because there is a place of worship at every turn and is the only one of Tuscany’s original city-states to have retained its independence until the mid-nineteenth century.
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