Finely restored terraced house in medieval hamlet for sale near Gaiole in Chianti, Siena. The hamlet was founded in the early Middle Ages, around the year 1000, as a defensive fortress and disputed by the Sienese and Florentines for its strategic and dominant position between Gaiole in Chianti and Mercatale Val d'Arno. From the 1500s the village became a place of hospitality and a lodge for wayfarers and pilgrims, over the centuries also developing agricultural and wine-making farming. La Castellana is a finely restored two-story terraced house with private entrance from the borgo into a living area on the ground floor with fireplace and kitchen, and two bedrooms and a bathroom with window on the first floor. Within the ancient hamlet there is still a farm with winery and a restaurant, all amenities and shops are at just ten minutes drive. A little gem in Chianti Classico, ready-to-move-in property also perfect to host third millennium travelers for their vacations.