Recreation in The Center of Toscany

Casanova di Ricavo lies in the midst of old trees on the shoulder of a Chianti hill with a scenic look over the Colli senese richly covered with woods, vineyards and olive groves. It lies only a few walking minutes above the picturesque medieval village Lecchi, which belongs to the municipality of Gaiole in Chianti.

The immediate surroundings offer many travelling possibilities. In a 10-minute drive you reach f.e. Radda, the historical principal place of the ‘Lega del Chianti’, in day trips you can discover Siena, Florence, San Gimignano, Montalcino or Pienza.

In Lecchi you will find a small grocery store with many local culinary specialties as well as a bar, where you can start the day with a typical Italian espresso. There is also a restaurant, which offers typical Toskanian dishes. As a guests of the house you have the possibility to try the products coming from our own farm: wine, olive oil ‘extra vergine’, Vinsanto and red wine vinegar.

In the hot season you can jump into the "pozze", which can get reached within fifteen minutes walking downhill. Le pozze are basin-like shaped potholes, that were eroded into the rocky ground of the Toscanian mountain.