Montefioralle

One ring-shaped street loops around the old keep of Montefioralle, a fortified village just over a kilometre from Greve in Chianti that served as a stronghold in the wars between Florence and Siena. Stone houses, some built into former towers, line its lanes, and one doorway carries the wasp emblem of the Vespucci family. The church of Santo Stefano keeps a late 13th-century Madonna by the so-called Master of Montefioralle.

Highlights

• The oval walled village, with three gates opened straight into the walls
• Remains of the 12th–13th-century keep, faced in alberese stone
• Santo Stefano church, with its late 13th-century Madonna and Child panel
• The house linked to the Vespucci family, marked by a wasp and a V

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Montefioralle (IT), Montefioralle (EN)), Wikivoyage (Montefioralle). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.