{"id":19165,"date":"2015-07-29T10:27:52","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T08:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=19165"},"modified":"2019-07-29T11:21:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T09:21:13","slug":"trekking-toscana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-tuscany\/","title":{"rendered":"Trekking in Tuscany: Val d'Orcia, San Gimignano and the Island of Elba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuscany is rightly renowned for its glorious landscapes. Romantic hilltop villages clinging to rolling hills contrast with dense forests, rugged mountains and long sandy beaches. This is a region that resonates with history - Etruscan remains, Medici villas, Renaissance towns and landscapes that inspired Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Dante. <\/p><p>The routes take in the Renaissance splendour of Florence and Siena, the World Heritage landscape of the Val d'Orcia and San Gimignano and the breathtaking island of Elba. <\/p><p>Add to this the climate and the excellent food and wine and you have a perfect destination for hiking. <\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Contents\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-tuscany\/#Guia_practica\" title=\"Practical guide\">Practical guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/trekking-tuscany\/#Las_rutas\" title=\"The routes\">The routes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guia_practica\"><\/span>Practical guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to go?<\/h3><p>Tuscany's mild climate makes it suitable all year round: spring and autumn can be spectacular; the summer months are sometimes hot and foggy at low altitudes, and it is then that the higher altitudes become most impressive.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cities &amp; Services<\/h3><p>Florence, Fiesole, Siena, Elba, San Quirico d'Orcia, Pienza, Montepulciano, Cortona, Montalcino, Radda in Chianti, Volterra, San Gimignano, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Abetone, Pitigliano, Chiusi della Verna<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Not to be missed<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At <strong>Val d'Orcia and San Gimignano<\/strong>The wild peaks of the Apuan and Apennine mountains, the little-known Montalbano and Pratomagno, the Chianti hills and the landscapes declared World Heritage Sites.<\/li><li>In the National Park of the <strong>Casentino <\/strong>about Arezzo: medieval hamlets, Medici villas, Renaissance towns, Etruscan remains, unspoilt coasts, natural parks, magnificent forests and monasteries.<\/li><li>The magnificent <strong>food <\/strong>Tuscany and memorable wines.<\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Las_rutas\"><\/span>The routes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>The coast and the hinterland of Maremma \/\/\/ <\/strong>Le Torri \/ Circuit San Rabano \/ Feniglia \/ Pitigliano a Sovana \/ Sorano a San Quirico \/ <\/li><li> <strong>Elba and the Tyrrhenian coast \/\/\/<\/strong> Promontorio De Enfola \/ Marciana Marina Circuit \/ Marciana a Pomonte \/ Porto Azzurro \/ Baratti and the tip of Populonia \/ Campiglia Marittima-Suvereto circuit \/ <\/li><li> <strong>La Crete and Val d'Orcia \/\/\/<\/strong> Chiusure and San Giovanni d'Asso \/ Montalcino to Sant'Antimo \/ San Quirico d'Orcia to Pienza \/ San Quirico d'Orcia to Bagno Vignoni \/ Bagno Vignoni Circuit \/ Montepulciano \/ Radicofani \/<\/li><li> <strong>West Siena \/\/\/ <\/strong>Sovicille \/ Monteriggioni Circuit \/ San Gimignano \/ Volterra to Saline di Volterra \/ <\/li><li> <strong>Chianti \/\/\/ <\/strong>Gaiole and Badia a Coltibuono \/ Castellina a Radda in Chianti \/ Volpaia \/ Poggio San Polo \/  <\/li><li> <strong>Pratomagno and the Foreste Casentinesi \/\/\/<\/strong> Vallombrosa \/ Monte Falco, Monte Falterona, Lago degli Idoli \/ Eremo di Camaldoli \/ Monte Penna \/ Cortona \/ <\/li><li> <strong>Alpi Apuane<\/strong> \/\/\/\/ Monte Forato \/ Monte Croce \/ Return to Monte Procinto \/ <\/li><li> <strong>The foothills and the high Apennines \/\/\/\/ <\/strong>Collodi and Pescia \/ Le Piastre a Pontepetri \/ Scaffaiolo Lake \/ Libro Aperto \/ San Pellegrino and Giro del Diavolo \/ Monte Prado \/  <\/li><li><strong>The surroundings of Florence<\/strong> \/\/\/ Fiesole to Settignano \/ Around Artimino \/ The hills of Da Vinci \/  <\/li><\/ul><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tuscany is rightly known for its glorious landscapes. 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