seven best places to hike in Tuscany people flocked to Tuscany's year-round
coast in the summer months for wine and food tourism but you'll also find
solitude here in nature
about the ski resort town of Abell has dramatic landscapes in every direction
full of trails for all levels when you see the view from the top of the
mountains you'll see exactly why the small town is sister cities with Aspen
Colorado ventures in Ammiano basser for a hike that crosses a river by means of
a pedestrian suspension bridge 700 feet long and 115 feet high in the summer
months you can take a lift to the top of the ski resort and hike for bike back
down
Magne Sanfilippo Monte Amiata might the adornment volcano now but there's still
geothermal energy heating natural Hot Springs around Tuscany skip the
developed pools you paid a visit at the term Sanfilippo in bag nice and Philip
oh and hike to the bailina Bianca or white whale instead here you'll find an
acid calcium formation that looks like a waterfall with hot pools below
Citadel to fall Shabana the ancient Etruscans carved canyons and to soft
rock thousands of years ago sometimes more than 20 feet deep these paths
called by cave connect necropolises and temples like this one and are fitted
with caves carved into the walls archaeologists don't know exactly why
the Etruscans went to such lengths to carve these roads but if one thing is
clear it's that there's lots more we've yet to discover in 2004 a rainstorm
caused a mudslide that revealed an elaborate tomb and stone sculptures just
a few hundred yards from this temple and there are likely scores more ruins
waiting to be found just beneath the surface start at the archaeological Park
Citadel to fall then wander along the adjacent WA called it to marvel at
ancient engineering there's something to be said for experiencing something
spiritual like this on your own but consider hiring a local guide if you can
you'll appreciate having someone along who can answer your inevitable questions
or tape well Tony through Tuscany he'll find it's often just a short trek from
one town to the next and even within towns you'll find scores
of walks brimming with history one of those is the urban hike if you will to
the top of the Forte falcone into portes of MIDI SIA medicean fortress on alba
island take a ferry here from Livorno then walked from Via della Regina to the
lookout points in the fort's launch doors you'll be able to see the house
where Napoleon Bonaparte lived when he was exiled to Elba the walk is short but
the views are spectacular so be sure to give yourself enough time to explore
Bondy a Miata high for a few hours or a few days on Monte Amiata southern
Tuscany Zliten on volcano much of the mountain is shrouded in an enchanting
beech forest covered in moss that will make you think you're walking through a
fairy tale the analogy Monte Amiata trail about eighteen point five miles
circles the summit consider staying at plume a sauna in the charming town of
Albania San Salvatore a right at the base of the mountain where you can hike
or bike from the front door from mass and he also offers guided services for
nearby adventures
Taj will defuse Joe is home to the largest inland Marsh in Italy as well as
hundreds of species of birds bring your binoculars here to hide the long trails
and boardwalks canopy by leafy trees a well-placed bird hide at the edge of the
marsh will help you spy on the fauna
Playa francigena bell Dorsia the via francigena is a trade route that
stretches 1,000 miles from Canterbury England through France and Switzerland
to Rome while there are stretches where you must fight belong a road that's now
shared with cars you'll still find postcard views in every direction and
unlike the backpacking you'd find in the US they'll come across towns and of
course vineyards frequently making it easy to spend a week or more travelling
slowly through time hostels hotels and restaurants are
easily accessible from the trail as are the countless churches you'll find and
even the smallest towns in Tuscany wherever you start make sure you take
time to pass through the veld or CF one of Tuscany's most scenic valleys it's
also home to the village of bagged Nevada no.9 known for its natural
thermal waters and hot pools