Routes

Cycling from the Apennines to Pistoia

In treno fino a Pracchia, per raggiungere il cuore dell’Appennino Pistoiese e pedalare tra panoramici e rilassanti scorci naturali.

An itinerary that begins by train, gaining all the elevation that will later be lost during the ride. It covers 20 pleasant kilometres, taking us from the Reno Valley to the Ombrone Valley, the two main rivers of the province, which flow in opposite directions—one towards the Adriatic and the other towards the Tyrrhenian Sea. The route moves from the wooded Apennines to hills covered with olive groves and dotted…

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San Marcello Pistoiese and the enchanted Forest

A trail to ride by bike or e-bike to immerse yourself in the lush and refreshing nature of the Teso Forest.

Starting from San Marcello Pistoiese, just a few steps below the square, we take the old F.A.P. road, the Ferrovia Alto Pistoiese, a narrow-gauge railway with a reduced distance between the rails compared to standard gauge. The term "narrow gauge" also became part of the local dialect, often referring to reluctant behaviour. The F.A.P. was in operation until 1965, and the train used to reach the starting point of our…

San Marcello Piteglio

Stone trail – Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

Stonemasons for centuries have worked the stone of the Pistoia Mountains. This itinerary will lead you to the discovery of an ancient medieval settlement.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. The Stone trail is a route backwards in time. Visitors will find themselves walking along the centenary path of the Via Francesca della Sambuca…

Sambuca Pistoiese

Daily life trail – Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

The ancient crafts and the daily life of the inhabitants of the Pistoia Mountains over the centuries, in this itinerary between past and present.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. This trail allows for a comparison between contemporary everyday life and that of our ancestors, highlighting how, over just a few decades, the relationship…

Abetone Cutigliano, Pistoia

Sacred Art trail- Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

A journey into the sacred art and popular religiosity of the Pistoia Mountains. An opportunity to discover the hamlet of Popiglio.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. The Sacred Art Trail is centred around the parish church of Santa Maria Assunta, in the hamlet of Popiglio, a small fraction of San…

San Marcello Piteglio

Nature trail – Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

The Montagna Pistoiese region is a very interesting environmental asset: a living treasure, ever-changing, with an exciting multi-faceted appeal.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. The Nature trail will lead you to discover the variety and beauty of the plant and animal world, and to understand the extraordinary diversity…

Abetone Cutigliano, San Marcello Piteglio

Ice trail – Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

The Ice trail tells the history of natural ice production, which developed in the Montagna Pistoiese region between the end of the eighteenth century and the early 1900s.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. The ice route covers the history of natural ice production, which developed in the Montagna Pistoiese region between the end of the eighteenth century…

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Iron trail – Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese

The Iron trail tells about the history of iron processing on the Pistoia Mountain. It is one of the six itineraries of the Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese.

The Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese is a series of six routes in the open air, museums, teaching hubs and historical artefacts whose purpose is to introduce us to the Montagna Pistoiese area through signs which the relationship between humans and the environment has left over centuries of history. Iron processing has always been vital for constructing weapons and tools for farming and construction purposes. The Iron trail tells about the…

Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio

Trekking in the Orsigna in the footsteps of Tiziano Terzani

A trekking adventure right in the heart of the Apennines, a quite difficult, circular route, from where we can see vast mountain landscapes and infinite sweeps of forests and high ground fields.

  This itinerary takes you to places that were once much loved by the journalist Tiziano Terzani, who originally came from the Valle dell’Orsigna: he was an intelligent and wise traveller who left us with his own rich and deeply spiritual heritage. He used to meditate right here in the small clearing where a large beech tree stands on which he stuck two small, ceramic eyes, as a homage to…

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On the Cammino di San Bartolomeo from Pieve di Controne to Popiglio

On the way you can find your own personal peace and quiet and you can even be pleasantly surprised by the unexpected presence of one hamlet, strangely enough totally dedicated to art!

  The  Cammino di San Bartolomeo is a route that takes you into the heart of uncontaminated natural environments, typical of the Pistoia mountains. It is 100 km long and connects Fiumalbo with Pistoia, joining up all the sacred places dedicated to St. Bartholomew along the way. Trekking along the Variante della Porta lucchese of the Cammino di San Bartolomeo, you can appreciate a fine slice of the Apennine landscape,…

San Marcello Piteglio

And so we went outdoors to see the stars again

An itinerary to discover the Pistoia Mountains up to Pian de' Termini, 1.000 metres above sea level.

  A journey to discover some of the attractions of the Pistoia Mountains, sitting comfortably in a car so as to be able to enjoy the slow rhythms of these places each with their own strong cultural identity, and that can offer you unexpected surprises. From the Ferriere Suspension Bridge to the Astronomical Observatory of the Pistoia Mountains. Here a group of amateur astronomers of GAMP – Gruppo Astrofili Montagna…

San Marcello Piteglio

Going back to the Middle Ages with the Cammino di San Jacopo

The Cammino di San Jacopo enables us to discover some of the most interesting Tuscan art cities, following a road which goes back hundreds of years and whose history has got lost in time.

  In fact, since the Middle Ages, pilgrims and merchants have travelled along these roads which became particularly famous thanks to the Relic of St. James which arrived in Pistoia from Galicia in 1144. From that moment on, the town became so prestigious that it was a compulsory stopover for Italian pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela and soon came to be called "little Santiago". The Cammino di…

Contemporary Art in Pistoia

The tour which we are about to begin is rich in the wonders of contemporary art that embellish Pistoia, which today we can appreciate from an unusual and unique point of view.

  The city of Pistoia joins the ancient charm of the old town with a taste for contemporary art, that is not only expressed in museums but even in the open air.

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Pistoia’s churches on the Via Romea Strata

Out of all the historical roads that created the base of European culture, the Via Romea Strata clearly stands out as being one of the most important ones, as it once was an ancient route where economic and cultural links were built and firmly established.

  The Via Romea Strata was an essential and important road, connecting traffic coming from the eastern centre of Europe to Rome, the crucial heart of spirituality. Nowadays, it has once again become usable and enjoyable for wayfarers and pilgrims who, as they pass through the centre of Pistoia, can follow an itinerary, which offers them a myriad of historical churches to visit.

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