The grocery store
Palmira's Alimentari or grocery store in Lecchi in Chianti is typical of the Chianti area. She stocks almost everything you could need during your stay in the Chianti, there is a friendly atmosphere and more often than not you are asked to taste from the provisions counter before you buy.

Shops usual hours 07.30 to 13.00 & 16.00 to 19.00
Closed Wednesday and Sunday afternoon
Further afield all of the Chianti towns have supermarkets
usual hours 08.00 to 13.00 & 16.00 to 19.00
Closed Wednesday and Sunday all day
In the cities there are hypermarkets which tend to offer a huge range at low prices
usual hours 09.00 to 21.00
Closed Sunday

Mass - There is a church in Lecchi. There is a Mass on Sunday at 10.00am.

There are no petrol stations, banks or chemists. The nearest town with these three is Radda in Chianti.

Next door her son Paulo has a small bar and stocks a huge range of Chianti wine, this is a favorite for private wine buyers looking to extend their own wine cellars.

La Grotta della Rana
La Grotta della Rana is a small family run restaurant found in the tiny village of San Sano on the road between Lecchi in Chianti and SS408 Siena-Gaiole road.
The family has worked hard to build the restaurant and wine cellar, which now has an excellent reputation amongst local Italians, it is also considered chic to come here from the city of Siena and dine in the countryside of the Chianti. The host and head of the family Pomorolo is usually found taking care of the bills, while his wife is in charge of the kitchen, your waiter David and Deborah their son and daughter offer an excellent service.
Tel: +39 0577 746 020

Radda in Chianti
Situated on the road SS429 from Castellina in Chianti to Montevarchi.

The "Leghe" (leagues), were born between the population of the Florentine country folk in the early years of three hundred for defensive reasons. At the head of every league was a captain or mayor named by the Florentine Signoria.He was obliged to reside in the provincial capital of the league.

Radda today

The end of the quarrels between Florence and Siena, created a bit of a downfall for the village.

Today, Radda in Chianti conserves the medieval harmonious structure of the village, but in the territory operates also several wine factories and it is the headquarters of the "Centro Studi Storici del Chianti" (Chianti Historical Studies Centre), founded in 1984 at the Fattoria Vignale.

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