Via Romea Strata
Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio
Ways
Via Romea Germanica Imperiale
Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio
Via Francesca della Sambuca
Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese
Cammino di San Bartolomeo
San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia
Cammino di San Jacopo
Montale, Pistoia, Serravalle Pistoiese
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Via Romea Strata
Main attractions: Croce Arcana Pass, Cutigliano, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Suspension bridge of San Marcello Pistoiese, Montagna Pistoiese Astronomical Observatory, Pistoia, Montalbano, Pieve di San Baronto, Vinci, Cerreto Guidi, Fucecchio, San Miniato.
Together with other international itineraries, the Via Romea Strata is one of those historic routes that contributed to lay the foundations of European culture through a continuous exchange of goods and traditions. The Via Romea Strata has always been an important European route, a network of itineraries towards Rome branching off from East-Central Europe. The recent enhancements have made the route walkable, from the Baltic Sea where it starts, then through Estonia, Latvia,…
Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio
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Via Romea Germanica Imperiale
Main attractions: Fiumalbo, Abetone Pass, Cutigliano, San Marcello Pistoiese, Montagna Pistoiese Astronomical Observatory, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Sanctuary of the Madonna di Valdibrana, Pistoia, Villa di Celle, Rocca di Montemurlo, Natural reserve of Monteferrato, Prato, Castle of Calenzano, Etruscan archaeological site of Quinto, Medicea nvillas of Castello, Firenze, ancient hospital del Bigallo, Figline and Incisa Valdarno, San Giovanni Valdarno, Montevarchi, Laterina, Arezzo.
The history of the Via Romea Germanica Imperiale dates back to very ancient times, when it was already an important route for trade and transit between Italy and Germany, as well as the rest of Central Europe. This path is part of the Vie Romee Germaniche (a network of routes from Germany to Rome, certified as “European cultural routes” by the European Council) that connected Northern and Southern Europe for military, religious…
Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio
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Via Francesca della Sambuca
Main attractions: Bologna, Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore, Sanctuaryof the Madonna di San Luca, Ospitale di San Niccolò, Palazzo De’ Rossi, Rupe del Sasso, Pieve di San Lorenzo di Panico, Marzabotto, Rupi di Calvenzano, Vergato, Montovolo, La Rocchetta Mattei, Montecavalloro, Savignano, Mulino di Chicon, Pavana, Sambuca, San Pellegrino al Cassero, Spedaletto, Sanctuary of the Madonna di Valdibrana, Pistoia.
The Via Francesca della Sambuca connects Pistoia and Bologna. These two wonderful cities share a fervent cult of Saint James, patron of all pilgrims, although in their own peculiar ways. In 1144 Bishop Atto of Pistoia was donated a relic of the Apostle by the Bishop of Compostela. From that moment on, the Tuscan town of Pistoia became one of the most important destinations of pilgrimage and became known as “Minor Santiago”, today…
Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese
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Cammino di San Bartolomeo
Punti di interesse: Fiumalbo, Cutigliano, Towers of Popiglio, Castruccio Bridge, Piteglio, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Suspension bridge of San Marcello Pistoiese, Pieve di Controni, Church of San Paolo a Vicopancellorum, Madonnina ice house, San Marcello Pistoiese, Spedaletto, Natural reserve of Acquerino-Cantagallo, Church of San Bartolomeo in Pantano, Pistoia.
The Cammino di San Bartolomeo is a 100 km route connecting the places tied to the cult of the Saint in both Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, traversing fascinating landscapes of enchanting natural beauty. Past Fiumalbo, the trail winds through the Pistoia Apennines, past the Abetone Pass and the picturesque villages of Cutigliano, Popiglio and Piteglio, until it reaches Pistoia and the church of San Bartolomeo in Pantano where the path ends. Since the…
San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia
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Cammino di San Jacopo
Main attractions: Firenze, Etruscan archaeological site of Quinto, Castle of Calenzano, Prato, Natural reserve of Monteferrato, Rocca di Montemurlo, Villa di Celle, Pistoia, Serravalle Pistoiese, Thermal baths of Montecatini, Castle of Buggiano, Uzzano, Pescia, Via della Fiaba, Collodi, Lucca, Monte Pisano, Pisa, Basilica di San Pietro a Grado, Livorno.
Along the 170 kilometres of the Cammino di San Jacopo (as Saint James is called in Italian), visitors will discover many of the wonderful art cities of Northern Tuscany while dipping into the distant past and the glorious events that shaped the culture of this region. The Way is rooted in the history of an ancient Roman road built over two thousand years ago – the Via Cassia–Clodia – that connected Rome and Florence…
Montale, Pistoia, Serravalle Pistoiese
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