Sunday was spent exploring the town of Greve en Chianti, the main town of the region. There was a gathering in the town square, as near as we could discover the festivities were to celebrate the regional differences and pride, very loud speakers and lots of local dancers. Breakfast was taken at the only place that was open at 10am - very good but food prices are high.
One of the activities was a cycling event, cheered our hearts as the event must have been a Masters, all the participants were fogies! Very fit oldsters.
Driving through the area we are struck by the smallness of the country and the way agriculture takes up every inch of the earth, the terraces that the live trees sit on are very impressive. According to the local pamphlets the vines that are all over the place have replaced mixed farming, I guess grapes pay better than milk and pigs.
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