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| Three walks from Podere Sant Angelo holiday cottages There are many lovely walks around Roccalbegna and Monte Amiata. The advantage of these three walks is that you can start diectly from the Podere Sant Angelo cottages without getting into your car!
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| The three walks take you to Roccalbegna and the hamlets of Triana and Rochette di Fazio, each with their individual features. There is also a longer walk to Semproniano which we didn’t attempt during our week’s stay. On the map below the arrow indicates the cross roads about a minute away from the cottages. The attractive part is that there is a trattoria at the destination of each walk, although you still have to walk back - you can, of course, leave someone behind with the car and invite them for lunch when you arrive at your destination!!
Roccalbegna The
walk to Roccalbegna takes about an hour, depending on how often
you stop and look at all the wonderful flowers. You turn right as
you leave the garden of Podere Sant Angelo, going down hill towards
the cross roads. Remember that Roccalbegna is quite high which means
you will be going uphill for most of the second part. |
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walk is along a gravel road and there is very little shade so if
you happen to have a rare cloudy day during your stay then this
would be ideal for this walk. We did this walk in June and the flora
and butterflies were wonderful. It’s handy if you have a plant
or butterfly book with you. The best trattoria in Roccalbegna is
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Ss. Pietro e Paolo, Romanic church from the 1200s, it has a beautiful,
recently restored triptych of the Senese school In Roccalbegna you can also do some shopping. The one shop not to miss is the butcher’s. Try his delicious sausages and the ricotta cheese.
Triana The
second walk to Triana is the shortest one. Leaving Podere Sant Angelo
you turn left up the hill and after about 15 minutes turn left into
the forest along a marked track. As we walked through the forest
we navigated around the mudbaths frequented by the local wild boar.
Having arrived at Triana you must eat at the ‘Osteria da Clara’ (0564 989228). The food is delicious and the owners are charming.
Rochette
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Rochette
di Fazio is a little hamlet on the top of a hill. This walk takes
you down to the Albegna river and then up to Rochette. On leaving
Podere Sant Angelo turn right and walk down the gravel road until
the last farmhouse. At the end of the road there’s a path
leading down to the river which is very cool and pleasant on a
hot day. You walk along the river bank on the right hand side
until you are forced to cross the stream and go through woods
upwards. At a certain point you reach a road leading to Rochette.
Turn left up the hill. Rochette is very picturesque and has a
great osteria 'Il Piccolo Borgo' (0564 986173).
Il Piccolo Borgo The wildlife and flora are so wonderful, please try these walks! Polly, Amsterdam, Holland Walking and mountain biking The local tourist office has produced two very useful booklets (both available for reference at Podere Sant'Angelo): 'Amiata
without haste ... by foot' - this contains descriptions
of 10 walks around and over Monte Amiata (1,738 m.)
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