{
  "name": "Strada Chiantigiana",
  "slug": "strada-chiantigiana-sr222",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/strada-chiantigiana-sr222/",
  "summary": "Tuscany's wine road, Greve to Castellina through the Chianti hills.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SR222"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "Chianti, Tuscany",
    "start": {
      "name": "Strada in Chianti",
      "lat": 43.658608,
      "lon": 11.294247
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Castellina in Chianti",
      "lat": 43.469179,
      "lon": 11.286813
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 18.4,
    "lengthKm": 29.6,
    "driveMinutes": 45,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 591,
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tour buses and heavy tourist traffic in summer and harvest",
    "Cyclists in numbers all year round",
    "L'Eroica vintage cycling weekend closes the road to racing in early October",
    "Gravel on bends where the white roads join"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Piazza Matteotti, Greve in Chianti",
    "Antica Macelleria Cecchini, Panzano",
    "Castellina in Chianti"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/strada-chiantigiana-sr222/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 272
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}