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トスカーナ州のヴィア・フランチェーナのグラベルルートは、白砂利道、田舎道、交通量の少ない短い舗装区間の理想的な組み合わせを提供します。最も評価の高い区間の一つは、サン・ミニャート、サン・ジミニャーノ、モンテリッジョーニ、シエナ、ヴァル・ドルチャの間を走り、二輪への情熱とユニークな丘陵の景色を結びつけています。

ガイレ・イン・キャンティのピエッタ・ベッティーノ・リカソリには、L'Eroicaの伝説的なアイコンであるルチアーノ・ベッルティに捧げられた記念碑と、キャンティ・クラッシコの歴史的なシンボルである黒い雄鶏の有名な像があります。 両方の作品は、芸術家であり鍛冶屋でもあるファビオ・ザッケイによって鉄で作られました。ベッルティの記念碑は、伝説的なサイクリストの英雄的な精神を称えるために2018年に落成され、黒い雄鶏の彫刻は村の入り口に3メートル以上の高さでそびえ立っています。さらに、ガイレでは、彼の家族からの寄贈により、彼の歴史的な工房を忠実に再現したチクロフィチーナ・ルチアーノ・ベッルティを訪れることができます。

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A beautiful village in the Chianti hills

Porta Romana is one of the ancient gates in the walls of Siena, located on the route of the ancient Via Cassia. It was built in 1327 - 1328 by Agnolo di Ventura and Agostino di Giovanni, equipped with battlements and a defensive wall. In 1417, Taddeo di Bartolo was commissioned to paint the fresco that was to adorn it with a depiction of the Virgin, like the other city gates, to implore divine protection for the city. In 1978, the frescoes, due to advanced deterioration, were detached and transferred to the Basilica of San Francesco. However, there is a Roman inscription at the Porta Romana!The inscription was written on a travertine tablet and, based on its graphic characters and content, can be dated to the Augustan period (27 BC – 0) saying "Silvanus sacr(um) / C. Victricius / Memor VIvir / [a] ugustalis posuit" = Caio Victricio Memore Seviro augustale dedicated a small temple to Silvanus.

The area is stunning, and the views of the hills are fantastic. Meadows alternate with clayey areas, cracks in the ground, and rows of trees offer breathtaking views that are even more beautiful and fiery at sunset. You can leisurely stroll along the beautiful roads, enjoying the scenery.

In Siena, as we know, your eye always falls there, on the shell-shaped Campo or the striped marble of the Duomo. And rightly so. But then there are those places that speak to you in a different voice, more raspy and sincere. Porta Romana is one of them. Let's be clear: this isn't a small archway placed there for show. This is a beast of brick and stone, a fortress planted to the south to tell those arriving from Rome: "Be careful, you're entering Siena." It's massive, imposing, it makes you feel small and immediately reminds you that this city was once a serious thing, a power that had to be defended. It has none of the frills of other monuments; it gets straight to the point, and for me, its charm begins right there.