The Chianti Region: A Real Paradise for Orchids Lovers
The Chianti region is, therefore, the ideal destination for a journey in search of wild orchids!
Orchids are perennial plants that can both be cultivated and grow spontaneously. The wild orchids of temperate zones usually grow in dry limy soils, like the soil of the Chianti region.
On the website www.comune.pisa.it/apsn/Botanica/Orchids.htm you will find the photos and information on the favourite habitat and blooming period of many of the species that grow spontaneously in Italy and in the Chianti region.
These flowers are so beautiful that many associations of orchid lovers have grown in Europe and all over the world, which you can contact for information before leaving for your holidays in Chianti:
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in France there is the Société Française d`Orchidophilie (www.sfo-asso.com/),
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in Germany there is the Deutsche Orchideengesellschaft Gruppe (www.orchideeningolstadt.de)
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and English speaking people can contact the Hardy Orchid Society (www.hardyorchidsociety.org.uk).
During your holidays in Chianti you can ask for a professional Nature Excursion Guide member of GIROS (Gruppo Italiano per la Ricerca delle Orchidee Spontanee - an Italian association interested in research on wild orchids). He/she will guide you at the discovery of Tuscan orchids, telling you all you have to know about these beautiful flowers.
Those who love nature but are not good at "spotting" wild orchids can visit the Garden of Chianti Botanic Park along the road between Barberino Val d`Elsa and Castellina in Chianti (www.parcobotanico.it).
Our most requested villas for vacation rentals:
Villa for holidays on the hills of the Florentine countryside. Accommodation for 12+2 people, garden, private swimming pool, hydro massage, Internet connection.
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Villa for rent in the countryside of Chianti, near Florence. Accommodation for 8/12 people, private swimming pool, outdoor whirlpool bath for 7, Internet connection, children's playground, air conditioning. Golf club, riding stable and tennis club within a few kilometres. Possibility of organising dinners and cooking lessons.
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Villa for vacation rental in Radda in Chianti, between Florence and Siena, in the Tuscan countryside. Accommodation for 10 people, garden, swimming pool, panoramic view, Internet connection.
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Villa with swimming pool for rent near Siena for holidays in Tuscany. Villa with accommodation for 4/6 people, panoramic view on Siena.
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