テッラヌオーヴァブラッチョリーニの洞窟・トップ6

In Setteponti, shortly after Poggio Bagnoli coming from Arezzo, there is a fork on the left and immediately a dirt road, but in excellent condition. Climb of just under 3 km, gentle with only a few steeper points. At the top, views of both sides, Valdambra and Valdarno.

Nice easy hike. The path was overgrown in places and I wished I had a small hedge trimmer :) At the Castello I was startled by an alarm sound from a small surveillance camera.

It has existed since the Middle Ages and, despite its simplicity, suggests it was once an important and popular village. Perched gently beneath the slopes of Pratomagno (626 meters above sea level), it was an important link between Casentino and Valdarno in ancient times. The remains of the castle walls and its characteristic houses built of local stone, arranged according to the concentric layout of the ancient medieval castle, contribute to the village's unique atmosphere, inviting you to discover, in its simplicity, the memories of a bygone era. Within the walls, the narrow cobbled streets lead to the small square where the church of Santa Maria Assunta is located. This extraordinary Romanesque church was built in the 11th century on the ruins of the ancient parish church of Santa Maria in Advena, as it appears in an ancient document from 780 AD in which Charlemagne donated it to the Abbey of Nonantola.

Take a break here!

Cennina castle definitely worth visiting

Great old facility, surrounded by olive trees. If you like, you can get wine and olive oil directly from the producers. Oh, and there are also holiday apartments.

Quite sweaty, good driving technique required, sometimes rough and tempting.

The Castello di Starda is a small and charming village of medieval origin located in the Chianti Classico area, in the heart of Tuscany. Here the “Malaspina Castello di Starda” is produced from its vineyards, a Chianti Classico Docg with the Malaspina brand, in honor of the ancient family. In the place where an oil mill once stood, a tavern has been created whose premises, "which once housed machinery and cereals and were also simple and rough dwellings, now live without their original structures having been damaged, trying to respect that An air of simplicity and history that make the place full of charm ”. At the Osteria di Starda you can taste all the "typical" dishes of Tuscan cuisine offered with a touch of creativity that make them unique and much appreciated, such as Peposo, one of the most popular dishes, a stew made with beef mousse cook with pepper and Chianti wine which in ancient times fed the workers who worked in the construction sites of Brunelleschi's Dome and other historic Florentine buildings. https://settepontiroadbiker.altervista.org/il-borgo-di-starda-e-il-suo-castello-siena/