Welcome in Tuscany, jewel of art and nature
Hiking & Tasting with Silvia and Francesco
YOU'D NEVER ENJOYED your day BETTER THAN WITH US !
WHO WE ARE
We are guides, licensed by Regione Toscana as “Guida Ambientale Escursionista”- (environmental hiking guide): Tuscany Law n. 42/2000 and Tuscany Law n. 14/2005 and registered at the Municipality of Florence.
| Silvia |  |
She loves Nature and fine foods, and she will drive you around her best-loved places with all her passion.
| Francesco |  |
He will surely take you throughout the most beautiful Tuscany spots, while telling you the most curious and funny stories of this bimillenary land.
OUR PATHS
12 different tours to discovery most characteristic spots in the heart of Tuscany.
First group
Tours around Florence lasting half day with three-four hours
hiking stops included
The historical Florence hills from Fiesole to Settignano.
From Piazzale Michelangelo to Arcetri, walking along the ancient Florentine walls.
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The Medicee Villas.
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The Careggi hills.
Second group
Half day tours outside of Florence: two-four
hour hikes,
with stops. Return suggested after lunch at a restaurant of your choice
near the end of the hike.
*These are not loop tours, so it must be arranged a place where meet, pick up and reaccompany the guide at the end of the tour .
*These are not loop tours, so it must be arranged a place where meet, pick up and reaccompany the guide at the end of the tour .
From Impruneta to Certosa del Galluzzo.*
From Piazza Buondelmonti in Impruneta, world famous for its precious
earthenwares, we walk across hilltops toward Certosa, with a beautiful
scene of the Florentine countryside.
From Panzano to Volpaia.*
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In the heart of the Chianti region, this tour follows a typical gravel road with views of famous farms and sweet hills between Florence and Siena. The tour finishes at Borgo di Volpaia, an important castle during the Middle Ages, where fights and sieges took place. Nowdays it is an oasis of peace and serenity.
The Badia a Passignano loop tour.
We walk crossing one of the most gorgeous landscapes of the Chianti
region. We will see beautiful abandoned farm, farms converted in
luxurious estates, ancient vineyards and a very old abbey during our
hiking.
The Sambre stream descent.*
This wonderful walk close to Florence is slightly more challenging and
immersed in a natural ambient almost untouched by man. From
Settignano we first pass Castello di Vincigliata and then the Castello
di Poggio. Next we will arrive at an ancient water mill on
the
Sambre stream with its clear water. At the top of the hill, there are
beautifull meadows. We will continue toward Compiobbi village with a
view of the Pratomagno Mountains and the hills of Florence.
Birdwatching at the marshland of Fucecchio.
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Third group
Full day tours: four hour walks, with breaks and
travel time from Florence to the locations.
La Verna and the Monte Penna.
From Chiusi della Verna we’ll climb up to the ancient
entrance of
the sanctuary walking on a very nice paved path in the shade of a
forest. Nowadays it’s no more in use but once it was the only
way
to reach the sanctuary. At La Verna we’ll visit the places
where
St. Francis lived, including the spot where he received the stigmata.
Then we’ll walk again through an old fir-tree forest to
arrive at
the top of Monte Penna from where we’ll enjoy very wide
landscapes in the Arno and Tiber valleys.
From Certaldo to San Gimignano.
This itinerary links two towns which are best evidence of medieval
Tuscan towns and of the richness they received with their position
along Via Francigena. The beautiful town of Certaldo is our starting
point; following a creek we’ll climb up the hill to reach the
little village of Pancole and its sanctuary. Then traveling the Via
Francigena we’ll approach the San Gimignano towers slowly, as
old
pilgrims did.
Monte Falterona.
At the border between Tuscany and Romagna stands Monte Falterona, one
of the most important mountains in Tuscany. In the age of Etruscans it
was considered to be the house of the Gods and also today it well
deserves our respect because it hosts a rich fauna and flora
(being located in the Casentinesi Forest National Park) and because it
is the source of the Arno River. From the Calla Pass we’ll
reach
the top of Falco Mountain first and then the Falterona
Mountain
walking through great beech woods with panoramic views of Casentino,
Mugello and Romagna.
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