La Castellana is a small restaurant located in one of the most beautiful landscapes in Tuscany. It is an ancient, welcoming and people–oriented venue.
Here, the culture of eating well, which is expressed with aromas and flavors, has roots in popular and peasant traditions.
The restaurant is located at 500 meters from Montefioralle, a small village perched on a hill among the white roads of Chianti.
The origin of the castle dates back to 931, more or less. In his journey from Cluny to Rome, the German monk Tanchelmo founded on the hill of Montefioralle a fortified monastery, with the style of the German military architecture.
The castle was remembered for the first time in a document of 1085. It belonged to the following families: Ricasoli, Benci, Gerardini, and Buondelmonti. In 1325 Castruccio Castracani conquered by force the fortified abbey and modified the architecture as a whole: he reinforced its belt with a second set of walls and increased the number of towers.
Later, the castle went under the control of Florence, then of Siena, and then, definitely of Florence.
He had for a long time a certain political importance: in it a Town Hall and the hospital of Santa Maria del Bigallo had their seat, and for a long time directed controlled the surrounding lands.
Currently, the Montefioralle village has about 100 inhabitants and is included in the register of the most beautiful villages of Italy.
