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Great view on Firenze – La Miniera Trail loop from Tavarnuzze

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Mountain biking trails

Great view on Firenze – La Miniera Trail loop from Tavarnuzze

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Great view on Firenze – La Miniera Trail loop from Tavarnuzze

05:02

49.0km

1,430m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 42.9 km for 164 m

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15.2 km

Lago di Castel Ruggero

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19.6 km

Field of the Apostles

Highlight • Monument

Twelve spectacular statues, depicting the twelve apostles, made by the sculptor 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶 using sandstone boulders and positioned in a large stepped lawn, supported by ancient dry stone walls, overlooking a suggestive view of the Chianti hills.

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21.1 km

The Palazzaccio of Marcignano (Ruins of the Da Gavignano Castle)

Highlight • Castle

The Palazzaccio di Marcignano is the name by which today the ruins of the castle of the Da Gavignano are identified. The fortress formed a defensive triad with those of Tizzano and Musignano, located a little way from the Maremmana road, protected and connected (legend has it with a mysterious underground passage) to the outpost consisting of the overlying Gavignano building. The structure, of considerable size, is in a poor state of conservation and completely covered by vegetation, in particular from ivy. Only the perimeter of the tower can be clearly recognized. A fault, easily detectable today on the ground, must have been the first cause of its abandonment due to the unstoppable disruption that allowed to remain standing only to the aforementioned tower, reinforced by bastion walls joined to a high wall embellished with an elaborate redundant and elegant windows, among which stands out what remains of a mullioned window decorated in sandstone, subsequently buffered. Some architectural elements with a military function are still identifiable, such as slots for crossbow shooting. It was listed as a tower with fortress and in good condition in 1583, according to the drawing on the Plants of Peoples and Roads (1580-1595), in which the crenellated perimeter also appeared. The interior spaces, whose floor plan was much lower than the current one and had to be covered by brick cross vaults of which only the shutters of the arches remain, is datable to the first four hundred, although it is almost totally invaded by the large chestnut trees that they grew up after the abandonment. We find a well, perhaps connected to a cistern, and we can see remains of rooms and other structures.

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