Montefioralle
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Montefioralle is a village in Tuscany, a frazione of the comune of Greve in Chianti. Town and village were an important stronghold during the wars between Florence and Siena. A house in the circular main street of Montefioralle is pointed out as the birth-place of Amerigo Vespucci. The doorway is identified by the wasp ("vespa") and V of the Vespucci family.
In 1250 it became the headquarters of the League of the Greve Valley. The town was once endowed with two sets of walls. It had an octagonal shape with four gates. With the fall of the Sienese Republic, Montefioralle lost its prior importance and most of its inhabitants moved to Greve in Chianti.
Today, Montefioralle's location is ideal for seeing expansive vistas of the Tuscan landscape. The central church is undergoing renovations, but the town has a lovely restaurant (Taverna del Guerrino - no credit cards) run by the Niccolai family.
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