Volpaia | |
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 View of Volpaia | |
  Volpaia Location of Volpaia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 43°30′59″N 11°22′52″E / 43.5165°N 11.381°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Siena |
| Comune | Radda in Chianti |
| Elevation | 617 m (2,024 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 44 |
| Demonym | Volpaiesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Volpaia is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Radda in Chianti, province of Siena. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 44.[1]
The village of Volpaia is situated on a hilltop just north of the town of Radda in Chianti, 2,024 feet (617 m) above sea level, in the heart of the Chianti Classico region.
Volpaia is a terra murata, a walled village. Although only part of the original protective walls and two of its six towers are still standing, the medieval layout and buildings within the village are still intact, making Volpaia one of the best-preserved villages of its period.