City: Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena) - Pop. 7400 - Alt : 351 m asl - Location: Tuscany

Description: Castelnuovo Berardenga is situated in between the Chianti hills and the "Crete Senesi" area.

Sights and Attractions: Villa Chigi Saracini, with its splendid gardens  and the large collection of statues dedicated to great musicians, a sort of gallery of music • The Parish church of Saints Giusto e Clemente, (beautiful painting by Giovanni di Paolo -1426) • The Romanesque church "Pieve a Pacina" with its round bell tower • "Abbadia d’Ombrone"  • "Monastero d’Ombrone" • The "Certosa di Pontignano" • Vagliagli, very beautiful borgo in excellent panoramic position •  Pievasciata • The ancient medieval borgo of San Gusmè •. Parco sculture del Chianti hosted at Villa di Geggiano.

Museums: "Museo del paesaggio" (Museum of landscape)

Events: Grape Festival (Held during the last week of September)

Typical products: Chianti wine, Olive oil, wild-boar salami, cheeses, game.

Surrounding smaller towns and hamlets: Montaperti, Geggiano, Guistrigona, Pacina, Pianella, Sestano

Neighboring towns: Asciano, Bucine, Castellina in Chianti, Gaiole in Chianti, Monteriggioni, Radda in Chianti, Rapolano Terme, Siena.

Nearest airport: Florence Airport (1 hour and half) or Siena Ampugnano airport (30 min drive), but only domestic flights. International flights to Rome or Pisa.
Nearest train station: Siena train station (25 km)
Public transportation: TRA-IN Bus service www.traispa.it
Distances: Florence 93 km, Milan 386 km, Orvieto 115 km, Siena 25 km, Rome 234 km.