What to see in Panzano in Chianti: a guide

Panzano lies on the Via Chiantigiana midway between Florence and Siena and is divided between a fortified historic centre on the ridge and a newer commercial area along the main road. Houses incorporate remnants of the medieval walls surrounding the nineteenth-century Church of Santa Maria, built over the former keep. Nearby, the Romanesque Pieve di San Leolino was first documented in the tenth century; its sixteenth-century portico and three-nave interior contain a thirteenth-century panel attributed to Meliore di Jacopo and Florentine-school triptychs.

South of the village, the Conca d’Oro forms a natural amphitheatre of vineyards, olive groves and woodland with well-drained galestro, alberese and other calcareous, stony components. Travelling east toward Lamole, vineyards rise above 600 m. Compared with the warmer Conca d’Oro, Lamole’s diurnal range slows ripening and favours freshness, acidity and floral definition.

The suggested itinerary extends to Greve in Chianti, Montefioralle and Lamole’s high-altitude terraces. Panzano is approximately 35 km or about 50 minutes by car from Florence, and late spring through September—especially May, June and September—is recommended for visiting.