22Nov 0 Lamole Posted By: Anna Maria Baldini 40 Top Sights of Tuscany, Chianti, Italy, Towns in the Province of Firenze, Tuscany, Tuscan villages and towns, Tuscan villas and their gardens, Tuscany travel guide Lamole in ChiantiVilla Vignamaggio and Castello di Lamole Lamole in Chianti Lamole is a small village high up in the Chianti hills, accessed from a turnoff between Greve and Panzano. While Lamole is a charming little place in itself, the main reason for a visit is the beautiful drive up, passing by the famous renaissance Villa Vignamaggio and the Castello di Lamole along a road lined by cypresses and offering spectacular views. Lamole itself has a summer music programme and an excellent restaurant with an attached shop selling a wide range of local products and wines, not least Lamole di Lamole Chianti Classico. There is also a restaurant at Castello di Lamole where live vocal and instrumental music is sometimes provided. The Lamole area also offers much very good accommodation, with everything from B&B rooms, through farm house apartments to entire villas. Worth a brief visit. More about Lamole in Chianti. Here are some similar topics: Vignamaggio Villa Vignamaggio is located on the road to Lamole from Greve andPanzano. As it stands today, it is a splendid Renaissance villa rebuilt during the 15 C and the 16 C by the Gherardi family and showing a clear influence… Read More » Vicchiomaggio The Castle of Vicchiomaggio is in fact a splendid Renaissance villa incorporating the remains of a very early, probably Lombard, castle. It is also a producer of some of the best Chianti Classico wines – indeed, some of the best… Read More » Uzzano Uzzano Castle is a fine Renaissance villa located on the outskirts of Greve in Chianti. Traces of the ancient castle may be discerned in the remains of a watch tower but the predominant form of the structure is now a… Read More » Castello di Verrazzano The Castle of Verrazzano retains the designation “castello” (castle) but is in fact a Renaissance villa built around a mediaeval tower. The castle is famous as the seat of the family of Giovanni da Verrazzano, the navigator who discovered New… Read More » Villa Corsini Villa Corsini a Mezzomonte near Impruneta is one of three villas in Italy bearing the name Corsini. There is the former Villa Corsini “dei Quattro Venti” in Rome, destroyed during the Garibaldian uprising and now incorporated into the grounds of… Read More »
