{"id":4873,"date":"2021-01-23T16:57:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/?p=4873"},"modified":"2021-01-23T16:57:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T16:57:18","slug":"san-polo-in-chianti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/san-polo-in-chianti\/","title":{"rendered":"San Polo in Chianti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69ff10306d5a7\" data-id=\"69ff10306d5a7\" data-height=\"10\" data-height-mobile=\"10\" data-height-tab=\"10\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"10\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"10\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;San Polo in Chianti&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69ff10306d5d8\" data-id=\"69ff10306d5d8\" data-height=\"10\" data-height-mobile=\"10\" data-height-tab=\"10\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"10\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"10\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The village of San Polo in the Chianti Classico wine zone of Tuscany, Italy&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;subtitle&#8221;]<div class=\"ult-spacer spacer-69ff10306d5f1\" data-id=\"69ff10306d5f1\" data-height=\"10\" data-height-mobile=\"10\" data-height-tab=\"10\" data-height-tab-portrait=\"10\" data-height-mobile-landscape=\"10\" style=\"clear:both;display:block;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4877\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"San Polo in Chianti\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti-775x516.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/san-polo-in-chianti.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>San Polo in Chianti<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<em><strong>San Polo in Chianti<\/strong><\/em> 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!<\/p>\n<p>The valley is famous for its iris harvest, the roots, \u201corris root\u201d. 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 <strong><em>Festa del Giaggiolo<\/em>, at San Polo in Chianti, usually taking place on the second weekend of May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4882 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo-150x113.jpg\" alt=\"Irises in San Polo\" width=\"650\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo-398x300.jpg 398w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo-762x575.jpg 762w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/irises-in-san-polo.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Irises in flower in the Rubbiano valley of San Polo in Chianti<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4878\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo-150x100.jpg\" alt=\"La Pieve di San Miniato a Rubbiana in San Polo\" width=\"650\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo-775x514.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chianti.info\/chianti\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/La-Pieve-di-San-Miniato-a-Rubbiana-in-San-Polo.jpg 1507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>La Pieve di San Miniato a Rubbiana in San Polo<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Legend has it that on St. Reparata\u2019s 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bella-toscana.com\/guelphs-and-ghibellines-in-tuscany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>Guelfs vanquished the Ghibellines<\/u><\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<h3>More about the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.san-polo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Polo in Chianti<\/a><\/em>.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;San Polo in Chianti&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;title&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The village of San Polo in the Chianti Classico wine zone of Tuscany, Italy&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;subtitle&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]San Polo in Chianti is located in the Rubbiana valley, in the north east of Chianti, within a half hour drive of central Florence. 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