Why not cycle the Via Francigena in Tuscany and be immersed in a region of tranquillity and outstanding beauty. Following in the footsteps of the ancient pilgrims, discover the Tuscany.
The Via Francigena cycle route spans more than 1,000 kilometres within Italy and Tuscany represents a unique opportunity to discover almost 400 km of the ancient route.
Think of roads rolling over low hills between wheat fields, vineyards, olive groves and the cyprus trees. By cycling through Tuscany, you will become part of this landscape as you take in the region’s sights, sounds, and smells and feel the breeze on your face.
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Contents of this Video:
Time Codes
0:00 Introduction
2:40 Bike sop at Poggibonsi & San Gimignano
3:02 San Gimignano
4:16 Val d’Elsa
5:02 Strove
5:42 Castel Pietraio
7:45 Lunch at Bar Dell’Orso
8:50 Monterriggioni
11:00 Conclusion
For today’s cycling adventure we meet at Poggibonsi which is 47 km south of Florence and will cycle over 40 km’s passing through the following classic Tuscan Towns:
San Gimignano, Val d’Elsa, Strove, Abbadia Islola & Monteriggioni.
At Monteriggioni we enjoy lunch (Bar dell’Orso) and also have the opportunity to explore this classic medieval stronghold.
Bar dell’Orso: Via Cassia Nord, 23, 53035 Monteriggioni SI, Italy
E-MTB’s are machines that lets you ride as easy or as hard as you want to. This new generation of bikes gives you the option to enjoy the trails at whichever rhythm you choose, even if you’re injured, tired or just want to relax a bit.
Remember, if you want to go hard, you can still go hard. After all, a bike is a bike, it’s all up to you. So, go tear up some hills.
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The organiser & leader of this Tuscan adventure:
MTB Guide & Health Biologist: etruscan_bike (Lorenzo)
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So, consider hiring a bike and setting off on an exploration. The Tuscan scenery includes ruined castles, medieval chapels and quaint hamlets. En route, experience vineyards, cypress-studded hills, sun-drenched olive groves and fields of poppies or summery sunflowers.
Poggibonsi:
The importance of the area dates from the 10th century, thanks to its position on the Via Francigena, the main road from Rome to France.
From either Florence or Siena, you can reach Poggibonsi by taking the Florence Siena highway and exit at Poggibonsi Sud for the historic center. Poggibonsi is definitely one of the easiest to reach cites in Chianti by public transport. Regular buses and trains from both Florence and Siena.
Gracciano dell’Elsa is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Colle di Val d’Elsa, province of Siena.
Gracciano dell’Elsa is about 26 km from Siena and 2 km from Colle di Val d’Elsa.
Strove: Strove is about 23 km from Siena and 6 km from Monteriggioni.
The Benedictine monastery at Abbadia a Isola was founded at the start of the year 1000 and around which the village was developed, was built on a strip of land that rose up in the Cannetto swamp (at that time, it was a mixture between a lake and a swamp). The village stands on the edge of the Via Francigena, once a busy medieval highway for pilgrims and merchants. This privileged position helped to increase the monastery’s power, which boasted strategic importance in the Middle Ages.
Enter Monteriggioni and step back in time. A medieval stronghold North of Siena, encircled by well-preserved stone walls and fourteen towers. The hilltop town was built by the Sienese in the thirteenth century to protect their front line from their eternal rivals, the Florentines. Monteriggioni also grew wealthy as a strategic stop along the Via Francigena pilgrimage route.
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Hey Badds…. We are in Rivarno at Maggiore right now trying the ravioli 🙂