Car & Moto tours
Tour of churches and castles
MONTERONI D'ARBIA
Dettagli
Lunghezza del percorso: 34,7 kmTipologia del fondo: Misto Asfalto/sterrato
Difficoltà : Media
Route of average difficulty with short stretches of roads in the dry season field feasible. It starts from the railway station Monteroni where there is ample parking. Take a right at the first intersection to the south, you start to climb towards the village of Radi and from there you walk short stretches of dirt road to Ville di Corsano. Continuing to the left just after you reach the castle of Grottoes, beautiful well-preserved. From there take the road that leads to the farm Pulcianese (great place for a quick snack) and continue for Fattoria La Selva. Continuing to ride, you reach Crevole where there are ruins of an ancient castle. The path continues through the towns of Lupompesi and Murlo. From here we begin to descend towards the valley of the style that goes over a bridge heading towards Sovigliano. Here are two architectural jewels: the small church located at the end of a long avenue of cypress trees and a barn, all in brick and with an architectural structure worthy of a large villa. Continuing, always down to the valley of Arbia, stands davnti the view of the village of Chapel Quinciano with iconfondibile Pieri Nerli. In the background you can admire the medieval village of Lucignano d'Arbia behind a typical and charming landscape of Crete. from the junction of Lucignano turn left and walk along a short stretch of Cassia back to square one.Route of average difficulty with short stretches of roads in the dry season field feasible. It starts from the railway station Monteroni where there is ample parking. Take a right at the first intersection to the south, you start to climb towards the village of Radi and from there you walk short stretches of dirt road to Ville di Corsano. Continuing to the left just after you reach the castle of Grottoes, beautiful well-preserved. From there take the road that leads to the farm Pulcianese (great place for a quick snack) and continue for Fattoria La Selva. Continuing to ride, you reach Crevole where there are ruins of an ancient castle. The path continues through the towns of Lupompesi and Murlo. From here we begin to descend towards the valley of the style that goes over a bridge heading towards Sovigliano. Here are two architectural jewels: the small church located at the end of a long avenue of cypress trees and a barn, all in brick and with an architectural structure worthy of a large villa. Continuing, always down to the valley of Arbia, stands davnti the view of the village of Chapel Quinciano with iconfondibile Pieri Nerli. In the background you can admire the medieval village of Lucignano d'Arbia behind a typical and charming landscape of Crete. from the junction of Lucignano turn left and walk along a short stretch of Cassia back to square one.