세지아노 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Val d'Orcia와 Alta Tuscia 계곡이 내려다보이는 전망 지점

The Oratory of San Bartolomeo, known as Ermicciolo, was likely the first site of the Eremo del Vivo, the construction of which is attributed to San Romualdo in the early 11th century. The small building has a single nave ending in a semicircular apse. Note the richly decorated façade, which features a series of small hanging arches in the upper section supported by small corbels and two small columns that divide the decorative complex into three sections. The apse also features a crown of small hanging arches. A charming Romanesque church nestled in the woods. The interior is not open to the public, as it now houses the Cervini family tomb. Behind the church is a pagan altar, once used for sacrificial rites. Nearby are two drying sheds, one of which was most likely a cell belonging to the monks who lived in this area in antiquity.

Spectacular route through a beech forest

very suggestive in the beech forest

The water from these suggestive sources has an exceptional lightness

The origin of the term "Macinaie" has no certain scientific explanation. In 2012, however, dozens of millstones made of trachytic stone, probably dating back to the Middle Ages, were found in the highest part of the mountain, about three kilometers from the town; with a diameter of about 70/80 centimeters. They were perhaps used to grind wheat, cereals and dried chestnuts. The area, therefore, could have been a rudimentary millstone laboratory, made with peperino stone from Amiata. The discovery would provide an explanation for the birth of the toponym "Macinaie", as a place where millstones were built.

A un’ora di cammino dalla vetta del Monte Amiata si trova il rifugio, in prossimità della funivia.

Starting and finishing point where you can take the chairlift to reach the summit and the trail area, we also find bars, restaurants and snack bars.