The best itineraries to explore Tuscany

The surroundings of Siena, Volterra and San Gimignano

Excursions in the nature park

Orgiaglia farmhouse is situated at the gates of the Berignone – Tatti Nature Reserve, covering about 4,000 hectares in the Protected Areas of the Region of Tuscany.

The direct contact with this great resource regenerates the inner and physical energy, gives the pleasure to discover Nature still intact, expands its cultural heritage.

It is an evergreen forest of Mediterranean maquis that hosts:

important specimens of oak, holm oak, arbutus; mushrooms and truffles
rare flora species including orchids and wild lilies
numerous animals observable directly or by trace: roe deer, fallow deer, fox, squirrel, porcupine, badger and various birds;
minerals, rocks and fossils from lake deposits of the Upper Miocene.

For your excursions we can provide you with a map of the territory that includes the itineraries to be covered on foot, by mountain bike or on horseback:

itinerary 2B Dispensa dei Tatti-Fonte della Venella: educational trail and picnic area, evidence of human activity in the use of the forest: a charcoal burner and a woodcutter’s hut are rebuilt
route 10 to the Castle of Bishops, the “Torraccia”, X century, whose remains still evoke the memory of the medieval disputes between the Bishops of Volterra and the city, home of the medieval mint.
the ring that leads to the Castle of Luppiano and Orgiaglia.

Volterra

at about 20 minutes

Volterra 20 km

Volterra and its beautiful surroundings are one of the richest reality of Tuscany attractions.

Historical tradition is combined with nature, which offers a truly impressive heritage.

In Volterra history has left its mark continuously from the Etruscan period until the nineteenth century, with artistic testimonies that can be admired walking through the streets of the historic center, but also visiting the city museums.

Volterra has an artistic craft unique in the world: alabaster.

San Gimignano

at about 40 minutes

San Gimignano is famous for its medieval towers that still stand out on its landscape, which earned it the nickname of Manhattan in the Middle Ages.

Of the 72 towers and tower-houses that existed during the golden age of the Commune, sixteen remain today. The oldest is the Rognosa Tower, 51 meters high, while the highest is the Torre del Podestà, also called Torre Grossa, 54 meters high.