Monte Amiata summit – View from Monte Amiata loop from Mount Amiata

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Monte Amiata summit – View from Monte Amiata loop from Mount Amiata

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Monte Amiata summit – View from Monte Amiata loop from Mount Amiata

03:19

9.96km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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108 m

Countess' Meadow

Highlight • Natural

starting point for excursions or relaxation area

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1.88 km

Beech forest and rocky trail on Monte Amiata

Highlight • Forest

And again we go through beech forest interspersed with moss-covered boulders.

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3.23 km

Madonna of the Scouts on Mount Amiata

Highlight • Monument

On the way to Monte Amiata you can see this beautiful Madonna.

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3.29 km

View from Monte Amiata

Highlight • Viewpoint

a truly beautiful cross on top of Mount Amiata

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3.33 km

Monumental Cross on Monte Amiata

Highlight • Monument

The construction of the monumental cross of Mount Amiata was decided at the end of the 1800s following the indications of Pope Leo XIII who, in order to celebrate the Holy Year of 1900, suggested that twenty crosses be erected on the tops of various mountains scattered throughout Italy that they celebrated the Redemption, one for each past century including the 20th which was now about to see the light.
Mount Amiata, located in southern Tuscany and 1738 meters high, was the ninth construction in order of time in 1910. The Tuscan episcopate, for the cross to be erected, entrusted the task to Monsignor Bellucci, bishop of Chiusi and Pienza, in whose jurisdiction Mount Amiata was located. The project was commissioned to the architect Zalaffi, from Siena, who completed the work in a short time. The cross was mounted in Siena and immediately appeared "slender, harmonious and beautiful", reflecting the Belle Époque style, with various elements of a flowery style. All in wrought iron, 22 meters high and resting on a base of 8x8 meters.

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8.33 km

Macinaie Meadow

Highlight • Rest Area

Refreshment point with bars and restaurants and chairlift equipped for transporting bikes to the summit where the trails start. Several trails also start from here, including the ring of refuges which reaches the summit on 90% dirt roads.

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