カステルフランコディソットのおすすめMTBライド

美しく、とても楽しい

I had high hopes for this stretch. But I have to say I found it in terrible condition, and I'm very disappointed, because I could have promoted it on my tours and brought my clients there. I'm very disappointed that the much-hyped Via Francigena isn't kept in good condition. Just before Galleno, I also found a fallen tree that I had to climb over with my bike, and a second one is about to fall. After that? It's not much better.

beautiful but avoid on days when it has just rained, it could be flooded

beautiful trail within the reach of most bikers, immersed in the Cerbaie forest

Circular tour with sections of Via Francigena...too much asphalt

If you have to travel the road from Orentano to Bientina, this dirt road allows you to avoid the Strada Provinciale Bientinese (which you will only cross at one intersection). Doable by MTB or Gravel. It is very bumpy and certainly impassable in case of heavy rain, due to mud and risk of flooding (be careful!).

The cathedral dates from the 12th century, but its bell tower with machicolations, a defensive tower of the old castle, is older. The cathedral was renovated in the 15th century and has a Pisan-Romanesque facade with some ceramic bowls (13th century); the three portals are 15th century.

On the lower Plaza della Republica stands the Palazzo del Seminario with a concave facade that was decorated at the beginning of the 18th century with frescoes and Latin aphorisms of the Church Fathers, while at the bottom there were medieval shops, some of which have been preserved.