Walking in Tuscany by Gillian Price

Author:Gillian Price
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781783625703
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Published: 2018-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

WALK 20

Volpaia loop

Start/Finish Volpaia

Distance 6.3km

Ascent/Descent 300m

Grade 2

Walking time 2hr

Map Kompass n.2440 Toscana 1:50,000 map 2

Access Volpaia, alas, has no bus service; it’s a short drive or taxi ride N from Radda in Chianti. By car, the walk can also be accessed from Santa Maria Novella or Castelvecchi.

With narrow alleys lined by well-preserved stone buildings, Volpaia is one of those delightful medieval villages in the Chianti district that seem oblivious to the hectic rhythms of the 21st century. As well as occupying a first-rate panoramic position, it has laid-back trattorias that serve delicious homestyle Tuscan lunches in a small square in the shade of the 13th-century castello, a reminder of a long military history.

This rewarding circular itinerary takes in Volpaia’s historic buildings before following country lanes and paths towards the Romanesque church of Santa Maria Novella. There is little waymarking so directions need to be followed carefully. Rolling expanses of fields and vineyards accompany walkers, but surprisingly also many tracts of woods which shelter fallow deer and foxes – volpe in Italian, as in the name Volpaia.

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