몬티에리 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Beautiful view of the surrounding valley, where you can see Massa Marittima, Follonica, the coast and on clear days Elba and Corsica. To get there you have to follow a fairly clean path, not too exposed, with a fair slope, which passes through a forest until you reach the top at about 1059m.

Easy route also on mtb

the path is not marked but it is a little rough but it is worth reaching

The Buca delle Fate, a natural ravine between the rocks on the slopes of Poggio di Montieri, is a medieval tunnel opened in the Jaspers (red siliceous rock) in correspondence with a fracture with a N20° direction which would have facilitated its excavation. The tunnel has a significant slope (25°) and is very short, about 14 metres; in its terminal part there is a 2x1.5m well currently closed by debris. In the deepest part of the tunnel, in the vault of the well, modest traces of newly formed minerals were found consisting of crystalline concretions of calcite (calcium carbonate), spangolite (hydrated chlorine sulphate of copper and aluminum), nantokite (copper chloride) and brushite (hydrated calcium phosphate). At the top of the well you can observe quadrangular recesses and indentations dug into the rock which were used to anchor the support beams of the winch. Since the tunnel is very narrow (50cm on average) it has two exchange niches along its path, useful for allowing the transit of two miners. Other small rooms used to place lamps are also visible. The absence of evidence of mineralization and an external mining dump makes it implausible that this is a mining tunnel. It is reasonable to hypothesize that this work was functional to the vast underlying excavations, identified in the Santa Maria dei Castagni tunnel between the 19th and 20th centuries. and therefore used as a secondary access route to mining works or as a ventilation duct.

The castle of Fosini is located on a high hill, immersed in the woods of the Cornate Nature Reserve.

An archaeological site that is worth visiting to learn about the history that this incredible place hides.

If you intend to reach the highest point in the area then you will have to go here, the effort will be rewarded with a wonderful view.

Definitely a wonderful place, where you can feel in close contact with nature