Lucarelli: Local History, Wine and Routes

Lucarelli combines a local history that can be traced back over centuries with wine and culinary experiences, as well as routes on foot and by gravel bike. This means the focus is not only on a single point of interest, but on various ways of incorporating the town and its surroundings into your travel plans.

The Name of the Town and San Martino

In the Florentine land register of 1427, the town of Lucarelli was called “Lucherelli”. In the land-register notes of 1776, the town’s name is given as “Lucarelli”. The parish of San Martino in Monterinaldi, into which the parish of San Piero in Pesa had been incorporated, was relocated to Lucarelli in 1946. Construction of the new Church of San Martino in Lucarelli began in 1938; it was designed by Egisto Bellini. The present parish church of Lucarelli, also dedicated to Saint Martin, is a modern building constructed in the neo-Romanesque style in the late 1940s. Its construction history thus extends from its beginnings in 1938 to the modern neo-Romanesque building of the late 1940s.

Wine and Traditional Cuisine

At Loc. Pesanella 75 in Lucarelli, the “Degustazione con tagliere” includes a guided tasting of three wines and organic extra-virgin olive oil with local cold cuts and cheese. The “Enologo per un giorno” experience allows visitors there to taste selected red wines and create their own wine blend under the guidance of an expert. The “Scuola di cucina” complements this focus by preparing a menu inspired by traditional Tuscan recipes and made with local ingredients. All three offerings are located at Loc. Pesanella 75: alongside the guided tasting, visitors can create their own blend and prepare the menu made with local ingredients.

Hiking and Gravel Bike Routes

A hiking route leads downhill into the valley of the Pesa River, crosses the river and then reaches Lucarelli. The hiking route to Lucarelli is 8.1 km long, takes 2 hours and 30 minutes, and has 169 m of elevation gain. With a duration of two and a half hours and 169 metres of elevation gain, the route can be planned as a separate, longer block of time. For this hike, the time allowance should include the section through the valley and the river crossing, not just reaching Lucarelli.

A gravel cycling loop between Radda in Chianti and Castellina in Chianti reaches Lucarelli and follows the Pesa River along the way. The cycling loop from Radda in Chianti via Castellina in Chianti and back is 38 km long and has 659 m of elevation gain. It is suitable for gravel bikes and has a moderate physical and technical difficulty level. When planning the day, both the distance and the moderate physical and technical difficulty should be taken into account. From Lucarelli, the cycling loop climbs uphill through the “Valle dell’Oro” along the Pesa. The name refers to gold prospectors who were active there in the 1980s.

To the overarching travel overview: Radda / Chianti.

More Destinations

More places under the same destination:

Castello Di Volpaia, Castelvecchi.