Camping in Chianti

Camping in Chianti offers a child-friendly environment in the middle of the dreamy Tuscan wine landscape. Surrounded by greenery, the campsites in Chianti invite you to go on excursions. Swimming pool facilities delight guests of all ages and encourage fun in the water as well as aqua aerobics. Children can run around to their heart's content in the playground, while adults can indulge themselves in the restaurant and sample the region's famous wines.

Special features of camping in Chianti

Camping in Chianti is ideal for cycling tours through the picturesque region with its rolling hills and vineyards. Old castles, palazzi and farmhouses provide an ideal backdrop for romantic excursions for two. Near Radda, travellers can visit the Castello di Volpaia - a medieval castle worth seeing, which houses both a restaurant and a wine cellar. The picturesque old town of Radda also enchants Chianti holidaymakers and invites lovers to taste regional specialities in the wine museum. Amateur photographers and holidaymakers interested in architecture are in just the right place at the Castello di Albola. A trip to Florence is an absolute highlight for culture fans, with Renaissance buildings and paintings by famous artists such as Botticelli and da Vinci.

Best time to visit

When camping in Chianti, visitors benefit from the warm Tuscan climate. In summer, it can be up to 30 degrees Celsius here. Plenty of sunshine invites you to go on excursions into the countryside or jump into the refreshing pool. The dry weather is also ideal for sporting activities such as hiking and cycling, while the transitional period is also warm and suitable for camping. Even autumn remains mostly dry and attracts holidaymakers to the natural and wine-growing landscape. In winter, it gets cooler and rainier, although average maximum temperatures of 10 to 16 degrees still prevail between December and March. However, the optimum period for campers is probably between April and October.