In the northern Tuscany, near the sea lay the Apuan Alps, an unexpected beauty which offers a lot of fascinating excursions with breathtaking views. [row] [span8] The Apuan Alps are well known all over the world for the high quality of white Carrara marble. The extraction of the marble is done only in a restricted area while a…
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Trekking Elba Island
Explore the natural beauty of the largest and most important island of the Tuscan archipelago. We’ll retrace the steps of its eventful history, which will bring us from the north of the island to the south and from the east to the west. [row] [span8] We’ll follow in the footsteps of Napoleon Bonaparte and visit…
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Trekking Etruscan Coast
Trekking Castagneto Carducci: Only a few kilometers further away from the sea you will see a unique landscape with olives and cork and the typical Mediterranean scrub land. [row] [span8] Famous not only for the wine and marvelous hiking paths but also for the Cypress avenue which leads from San Guido to Bolgheri Trekking Sassetta:…
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Pilgrim Road “Via Francigena”
Trekking Tour: Rome is the sacred city. In the Middle Ages thousands of pilgrims faced a long and winding trail to reach the eternal city. [row] [span8] hey looked for the forgiveness of their sins and felt moved as they visited the place of Saint Peter and Paul’s martyrdom. In 990 the archbishop of Canterbury…
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Trekking Lucca
he former silk traders and its villas. The countryside of Lucca is well-known for its villas, built in the Renaissance by silk traders from Lucca, and the extraordinary parks surrounding them. [row] [span8] This pleasant walk connects the most important villas, Villa Torrigiani and Villa Reale, and leads through traditional farmland with farmhouses. To make…
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Trekking Pisa Mountains
Dante pass. The two historical cities Pisa and Lucca are separated by the lovely Pisa Mountains. [row] [span8] The father of the Italian language Dante Alighieri came here and wrote in his famous book "The Divine Comedy" (Hell, Song XXXIII) that these hills between Lucca and Pisa are very important, asa safty buffer, so each…
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Trekking Renaissance walks
In the scenic height above Florence from Fiesole to Settignano. We start our walk in a small town, Fiesole, founded by the Etruscans and very important in the Renaissance for the nearby quarries of stone (pietra serena). [row] [span8] At the beginning we will see a lot of stone quarriers. The stone was used in…
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Trekking Sea and Mountains
The scent of “macchia mediterranea”, the great variety of beaches, the deep blue Mediterranean sea make Tuscany a paradise for trekking. [row] [span8] This tour between sea and mountains offers remarkable experiences from the perspective of both nature and interesting excursions: the marble caves of Carrara in the Apuan Alps, the marvellous creeks of the…
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Trekking Southern Tuscany
Our tour offers an extraordinary adventure in nature, a variety of landscape, uncontaminated and little visited places, and gives you a sensation of immensity, tranquility and harmony. [row] [span8] The Val d’Orcia, vineyard hills of Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, the Crete Senesi, places of meditation are all unbeatable. Our excursions will…
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