ペラゴのおすすめライド

Refill water at the small fountain.

Tough but really beautiful ascent through lush pinewood forests. A classic in the area. Continue towards the Secchieta summit, the Consuma pass or descend towards the upper Valdarno.

Still a very good street to take if you dare to tackle the high mountain! Nearly no traffic, great road surface and emerging into the forest with the Monastry for a quick leg stretch!

Kind of nice, but if you go uphill (Pelago towards Tosi), you will be slow and have to watch out for cars!.

"The Feast of the Assumption is a warning sign: detach yourselves a little from the earth! And Mother Church reminds us that on this feast we should ask God for the grace to strive for the things of heaven. But this day also answers a question that many people ask themselves today: don't we also have a right to the things of this earth, a right to rest, to pleasure, a right to follow the latest fashion if it pleases us? Yes, we have this right, but within certain limits!" (Albino LUCIANI / Pope John Paul I.)

Beautiful panoramic point with ample parking and Bar/Chalet

The Parish Church of Stia is not only a place of high historical and architectural value. Very valuable works of art of various kinds are also preserved here, spanning a period of five centuries. The oldest and most valuable work is a Madonna and Child on a panel dating back to 1280/90. (From the beautiful Casentino https://www.ilbelcasentino.it/pievedistia.html#:~:text=La%20Pieve%20di%20Stia%20non,su%20tavola%20databile%201280%2F90.)

the Strada di Vallombrosa is safe to cycle. We also tried the stone path for a while, but that is more for hikers and real off-road riders. We turned back after a few hundred meters. the way there is just an ascent, the way back is done in 5 minutes.