PISA-PITIGLIANO
1° day: Pisa-Ponsacco
(28km)
We start out our ride through Pisa, visiting its historical
city centre and the Piazza dei Miracoli (the Fields
of Miracles) with the Leaning Tower. We continue our
ride alongside the river Arno. Cycling on minor roads
we will be riding through the valley of Arno to end
up in Ponsacco, a small town famous for its long traditional
handicraft furniture production.
2° day: Ponsacco-Volterra
(32km)
Once left Ponsacco biking slowly, we make our way south.
We travel through the Val d’Era and through some
beautiful villages full of history and tradition. Continuing
our ride towards Volterra, we start seeing the wonderful
hills which lead us to the outskirts where our daily-tour
stops.
3°day: Volterra-Stigliano
(38km)
We start the day visiting (without bikes) the city of
Volterra, the capital of alabaster. Volterra, situated
on a hill (530m high) offers us a beautiful view over
the surrounding areas. We find again our bikes at the
crossroad to Casale d’Elsa, where we head for,
pedalling through the colourful Senesi lands. Past Casale,
we make our way towards Sovicille and before reaching
it we make a detour to the little village of Stigliano.
4°day: Stigliano-Bagni
San Filippo (31km)
Today we immerse ourselves in a fairy-tale landscape,
trough the colours and the perfumes of the Senesi hills.
We arrive at Bagni San Filippo in the first afternoon
and we can discover the unbelievable properties of its
thermal water which spurts out free from the white rocks,
giving us the opportunity for a relaxing swimming.
5° day: Bagni San Filippo-Pitigliano
(35km)
Leaving Bagni we start out our riding through a little
known part of Tuscany, among beautiful medieval villages,
stunning inhabited lands and the wonderful woods at
the slope on Mount Amiata. The last part of our tour
leads us to Pitigliano, a beautiful medieval town situated
on tuff rocks.
6°day:
Today you will be transferred to Pisa or Roma
by car, as it is written in the programme. That’s
the end of our long, beautiful and funny tour.
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