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Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)

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Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)

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Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)

Name: Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)
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Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

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Location: Pratovecchio Stia, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy

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3. Monte Falco – Monte Falterona loop from Stia

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aiscrim

September 7, 2014

On the southern slope of Mount Falterona, at an altitude of 1,358 metres, there is a spring (called Capo d'Arno), considered the origin of the river of the same name and the largest Tuscan watercourse. The precise location is marked by a plaque with Dante's famous verses written on it: «Through half of Tuscany there is a river that originates in Falterona and a hundred miles of course does not satisfy it» (Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, Purgatory, Canto XIV).

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Sam Cardell

November 7, 2025

Among the sources of Italy's major rivers, I missed visiting the Po, the Arno, and the Tiber at the beginning of the year.
Given that I've reached the source of the Po (Pian del Re at Monviso) and, now, the Arno, to complete the whole thing, all I need now is the Tiber. (Ticino: Novena Pass (CH); Adda: Alpisella Valley; Brembo: Diavolo di Tenda Pass; Serio: Monte Torena; Adige: Resia Pass; Dora Baltea: Ferret Valley; Dora Riparia: Monginevro Pass; Piave: Monte Peralba; Oglio: Ponte di Legno through the confluence of the Oglio Frigidolfo from Gavia Pass and the Oglio Narcanello from the Mandrone Glacier)
God willing, and if my health continues to hold out, we'll see if we can reach that one too next year.
A difficult sentence to give!

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Daniele Cico 👣🐾🏞️

September 13, 2021

The source of the Arno is a point where you have to walk to reach it but I think it is worth it because it springs from here according to one of the three main rivers of our country (Po, Arno and Tiber)

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Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)

1. Monte Falco – Monte Falterona loop from Stia

2. Passo della Calla – Monte Falco loop from Valagnesi

3. Monte Falco – Monte Falterona loop from Stia

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