{"id":7297,"date":"2019-11-05T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T11:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.villadisotto.it\/barbischio\/"},"modified":"2020-12-29T15:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T14:25:22","slug":"barbischio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villadisotto.it\/en\/barbischio\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbischio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.22.3\" custom_padding=\"27px|0px|8px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"3.25\" custom_padding=\"27px|0px|34px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.25\" custom_padding=\"|||\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.2.2\" header_font=\"Petit Formal Script|700|||||||\" header_line_height=\"1.5em\" header_2_font=\"Petit Formal Script|700|||||||\" header_font_size_tablet=\"\" header_font_size_phone=\"25px\" header_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Barbischio<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>More than an ancient Florentine defense<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"3.22.3\" custom_padding=\"15px|0px|30px|0px|false|false\"][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=\"on\" gutter_width=\"2\" padding_top_bottom_link_1=\"true\" _builder_version=\"3.25\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" module_alignment=\"center\" custom_padding=\"0|0px|0|0px|false|false\" custom_width_px=\"1494px\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"3.25\" custom_padding=\"|||\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.3\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\"]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span>The <strong>Castle of Barbischio<\/strong> dominates the village of Gaiole In Chianti. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1200, together with the nearby Montegrossi, Vertine and Meleto, Barbischio was part of the <strong>Florentine defences<\/strong> of this area of Chianti, bordering the Sienese domains, with the main function of lookout thanks to its high tower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Later, like many castles in the area, Barbischio also became a possession of the powerful <strong>Ricasoli<\/strong> family. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the foot of the castle is the <strong>Molino di Barbischio<\/strong>, a complex with medieval features from which a tower emerges and other notable architectural elements can also be seen, such as an arched portal and corbels of protruding apparatus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span> In the village there is also the <strong>parish church<\/strong> dedicated to San Jacopo.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Around Barbischio, the <strong>ancient roads<\/strong> that lead from one part of the municipality to the other wind their way: paths immersed in the woods, kingdom of fallow deer, wild boar and Cinta Senese pig farms. 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