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Trekking in Crete Senesi
In the south-west of Siena, in the upper basin of the Ombrone, there is a wide territorial strip characterised by the presence of innumerable minuscule summits of white or yellowish clay. It is the region of Crete Senesi: a constantly changing landscape in the alternating succession of the seasons, thanks to incessant erosive phenomena. These hills become green in spring due to the recent wheat seedings and grow purple in summer with flowering dense sulla clover. There is no photographer, film- amateur, or wandering artist who has not been intrigued by the erosion furrows and Jura limestone.
In the last years, a new tourism approach, slower and more sustainable, far from the mass has encouraged in our area the wish of recovering old paths and ancient ways. Easy and medium difficulty paths which permit to be still in contact with the nature, such as our four proposals below.
Itinerary 2 - Ring of Montalceto
Route: Montalceto hill
Duration: 2h
Meeting point: h9.00 Poggio Pinci
Difficulty: medium-easy
Km: 5km
Altitude difference: 180m
Price per person: €20, children under 18 €15
On request, minimum pax: 8
The price includes: excursion to the tower of Montalceto and the church that recalls the legend of Saint Albert, touching the Etruscan necropolis of Poggio Pinci.
Languages: Italian-English
Itinerary 3 - A walk among the “calanchi” (badlands)
Route: Chiusure - Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Duration: 3h and 30m
Meeting point: 9.00 am Monte Oliveto parking lot
Difficulty: easy
Km: 6
Altitude difference: 200m
Price per pax € 35: children under 18 € 20
On request, minimum pax: 8
The price includes: environmental hiking guide assistance during the trek, guided tours of Monte Oliveto Maggiore
Optional: lunch at the Torre di Monte Oliveto Maggiore during the visit restaurant (first course, second course, sweet water and ¼ house wine) € 30.
Languages: Italian-English-Spanish-French for guided tours, Italian-English during the trek.
The guided tour takes place in a maximum of two languages chosen by the first people who book
Itinerary 5 - Sunset on the Crete, the “biancane” of Leonina
Route: Leonina, Vescona, San Martino in Grania
Duration: 2h
Meeting point: 7.00pm June-July, 6.30pm August, 6.00pm September, 5.30pm October at the beginning of the Strada di Leonina
Difficulty: medium-easy
Km: 6
Altitude difference: 130m
Price per pax: €20, children under 18 €15
On request, minimum pax: 8
The price includes: environmental hiking guide assistance during the trek
Languages: Italian-English
Itinerary 1 - Travertine and Lauretana
Frequency: every Friday
Route: Asciano - Serre - Asciano
Duration: 7h
Meeting point: h09.00 Asciano parking lot via delle Fonti
Difficulty: medium-easy
Km: 17
Altitude difference: 300m
Price per pax: € 40, children under 18 € 25
On request, minimum pax: 8
The price includes: hiking guide assistance during the trek. Guided tours of Asciano and Serre di Rapolano, light lunch with fresh and seasonal food.
Languages: Italian-English-Spanish-French for guided tours, Italian-English during the trek.
The guided tour takes place in a maximum of two languages chosen by the first people who book
All tours take place with the assistance of an environmental hiking guide certified by the Tuscany Region pursuant to LR86 / 2016 and related insurance coverage. Guided tours take placet with a licensed Tourist Guide.
!! You need trekking shoes and clothing suitable for the seasonal climate. Bag with packed lunch and at least 2 liters of water. Recommended hat, dried fruit, trekking sticks