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.

archaeological site with the ruins of a medieval Guidi castle. The area is open and visitable, but is currently not in good condition. However, there is an area with a table, which is quite shady in the hot seasons. The castle stood on the top of the hill just under 1000m above sea level. The hill dominates the Valdarno, down in the plain you can recognize Figline, Incisa, Piandiscò... But the panorama is surprising and extends across the whole of Tuscany. The peaks of the Apuan Alps, Monte Serra, the Pistoia Apennines, then Monte Amiata and Monte Cetona are easily recognisable. The path to get to Poggio della Regina is well maintained and has a rather compact surface. The network of paths is very dense, you can choose various rings and itineraries.

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/

photo - the photo of the facade towards the garden with the double loggia added at the beginning of the 18th century is By A.bartolinibaldelli - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid = 38645715