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Castello di Brolio

A few kilometers beyond Castello di Meleto a road branches off southeast towards Castello di Brolio (8km/5mi), an impressive sight in its elevated position on a 530m/1,739ft-high ridge. The history of this mighty fortress, the archetypal Chianti castle, is closely linked to that of the Ricasoli family, rulers of the region from the 13th century. As a strategic stronghold close to the Florentine/Sienese border, the castle was repeatedly engulfed in bitter fighting.

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Badly damaged on numerous occasions, the last being at the hands of the Sienese in 1529, it was extensively rebuilt in the 16th century. In about 1860 Bettino Ricasoli (1809-90) commissioned Pietro Marchetti to transform the fortress into the imposing red brick Neo-Gothic castle seen today. The great dining hall with its Flemish tapestries, suits of armor and family coats of arms is particularly noteworthy.
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Castello di Brolio
I-53013 Chianti
Italy
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