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Fonte Santa Caterina – Vallombrosa Abbey loop from Vallombrosa

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Fonte Santa Caterina – Vallombrosa Abbey loop from Vallombrosa

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Fonte Santa Caterina – Vallombrosa Abbey loop from Vallombrosa

01:27

4.59km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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82 m

Corteccia della Ciennese Chapel, Vallombrosa

Highlight • Religious Site

Nice little chapel. Well-kept by the monks in Vallombrosa.

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100 m

Chapel of San Sebastiano

Highlight • Religious Site

Legend has it that the Tabernacle was built in memory of an extraordinary event: some hermits, returning from Florence, fell ill with the plague and, it is said, died right …

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997 m

Arboreto Cellini

Forest

1.59 km

Waterfall behind the Cappella di San Torello

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If you follow the stream a few meters uphill in the bend near the Chapel of San Torello, you can see several small waterfalls, at least during the wet season. Be careful when climbing; it can be slippery.

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2.29 km

Faggio Santo (Sacred Beech Tree)

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A chapel dedicated to Saint Gualbert, patron saint of foresters, stands next to the Holy Beech Tree, which, according to tradition/legend, sprouts leaves before the others and sheds them later. …

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3.06 km

Rocky Trail in the Forest

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Descent towards the source

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3.37 km

Fonte Santa Caterina

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the road between Saltino and Vallombrosa, this little fountain is just behind the roadside restaurant. Not very special, but the environment is very nice (in the forest - lots of shade).

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3.90 km

Chapel of Saint Jerome

Highlight • Religious Site

Built in 1605, it was called dell'Abate "for every Abbot, who will be pro tempore". It was in the 18th century that the Chapel was dedicated to San Girolamo.

(Source: toscanareggelloturismo.altervista.org/il-circuito-delle-cappelle )

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4.10 km

Vallombrosa Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

Benedictine abbey surrounded by beech and fir forests. Valombrossa was founded in 1038 by the Florentine nobleman Giovanni Gualberto and became the motherhouse of the Vallumbrosan Order. The church can …

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4.59 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.57 km

1.22 km

706 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.01 km

1.58 km

686 m

210 m

107 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,070 m)

Lowest point (920 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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Fonte Santa Caterina – Vallombrosa Abbey loop from Vallombrosa

Corteccia della Ciennese Chapel, Vallombrosa

Chapel of San Sebastiano

Waterfall behind the Cappella di San Torello

Faggio Santo (Sacred Beech Tree)

Rocky Trail in the Forest

Fonte Santa Caterina

Chapel of Saint Jerome

Vallombrosa Abbey

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