Author: WanderinGaucho
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Renaissance Ring (Anello del Rinascimento) 3: Chianti hills
Part 3 of the Renaissance Ring: lush Chianti Colli Fiorentini hills from Pontassieve to San Donato in Collina and Impruneta, with sweeping views of Florence.
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Renaissance Ring (Anello del Rinascimento) 2: Mugello
Part 2 of the Renaissance Ring around Florence: from Vaglia through the rustic Mugello, home of the Medici, to Santa Brigida and Pontassieve on the Sieve.
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Renaissance Ring (Anello del Rinascimento) 1: Signa–Vaglia
Part 1 of the Anello del Rinascimento, the 105-mile Renaissance Ring around Florence: Signa, Campi Bisenzio, Calenzano and Monte Morello, station to station.
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Monte Senario Hike from Florence on the Via degli Dei
Hike from Florence’s Campo di Marte to the Monte Senario monastery and down to Vaglia in the Mugello, partly on the Via degli Dei. 15 mi, by bus and train.
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Hiking near Florence, Italy: Galluzzo to Impruneta
Olive groves, the Certosa del Galluzzo and terracotta country: a 6.2-mile countryside hike on Florence’s southern edge, starting from a city bus stop.
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Arcetri and Pian dei Giullari: Florence Hill Walk
A quiet 7.7-mile loop from Porta Romana over Florence’s Oltrarno hills: Poggio Imperiale, Pian dei Giullari and Arcetri, far from the Sunday crowds.
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Florence Off the Beaten Path: Bellosguardo Hill Walk
Escape Florence’s crowds on my Oltrarno morning loop: Bellosguardo, Marignolle and Soffiano, with Duomo views few visitors see. 5 mi (8 km), by city bus.
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There and Back Again…
Why a Brazilian gaucho started a hiking blog in Florence, Italy: the first post on Wandering Gaucho, about travel, curiosity and sharing the beauty everywhere.
