카스텔 산 니콜로 주변 최고의 그래블 라이딩 코스

Nice gravel path to get to the castle.

The Appennino Bike Tour takes you along this beautiful cycle path, one of the first flat and relaxing stretches you encounter when arriving from Colle di Cadibona.

Proper bike paths are rare, but this one is good and leads south from Poppi, always along the Arno River. It has a firm surface and is easy to ride.

"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.)

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 church of San Fedele was originally a small chapel dedicated to San Rocco (protector of Poppi). ... The church today is also called Badia. It was built by Abbot Rudolph II in 1185. It is the largest church in the Casentino and dates back to the Lombard era, it was the first parish church of Poppi. Between 970 and 980 the choice as patron saint of San Fedele, a soldier of the Theban Legion under Diocletian near Saint Maurice. Blessed Torello has a particular connection with the Abbey of San Fedele because it was the church of reference for this hermit saint who lived in the 13th century. Born in Poppi in 1202, Torello remained an orphan and for the people of Poppi he is the official patron saint of the town and they celebrate him with a solemn procession on 16 March. (Source: https://www.centrostoricopoppi.it/attrazioni-turistiche/#badia-san-fedele-e-san-torello)

Panoramic point overlooking the Casentino

In the main square of Stia there is the beautiful Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta