Castiglion Fiorentino - Frassineto

Accomodation
Bar
Bike rent
Bike repairs
Bike Tour Guides
Bus line
Campsites
Car parking
Chianina IGP farms
Churches
Etruscan archaeological sites
Fontanelli
Grand Ducal farms
Highway exit
Information point
Municipality
Museum
old village
Panoramic point
Parks and Gardens
Path on foot
Pharmacy
Picnic area
Railway station
RV parking
Where to eat
Works of reclamation

Castiglion Fiorentino - Frassineto

12.2
Km - Percorso in bici

From the historic district of Castiglion Fiorentino we continue the journey towards the village of Frassineto, in an easily accessible stretch of about 12 km.

Starting from Piazza Risorgimento, where the information point is located, proceed towards the hilly area of ​​the Cozzano area on a tree-lined road surrounded by olive groves until you reach the Church of Santi Cristoforo e Giusto, dating back to 1833. Then go down to the valley again and, after crossing the main road, continue along a dirt road parallel to the Cozzano stream, which divides the territory of Castiglion Fiorentino from that of Arezzo. Continue up to Vitiano, where it is possible to admire the splendid estate named after the area. Belonging to the Sandrelli family, the “Tenuta di Vitiano” has the typical structure of a Tuscan farm: a complex of buildings make up the property, the fulcrum of which is the 18th Century villa and its garden. After a long straight white road immersed in the lively and peaceful countryside, we turn right and we reach the village that closes this stage. Here is the Villa-Fattoria di Frassineto, dating back to the 17th Century, which represents one of the first and main settlements linked to the project aiming to reclaim land from the swamp of the Valdichiana. For those who want to discover the area further, it is possible to make a detour of 2 km by taking the SP23 which connects in a straight line the Tenuta di Frassineto to the Villa di Fontarronco, a building from the early 1600s that was one of the ten Grand Ducal Farms of the Valdichiana.

 

Type of route Mixed traffic road
Traffic  

0 km

Excellent (bike path or less than 50 motor vehicles/day

6.7 km

Good (50 to 500 motor vehicles/day)

4.2 km

Fair (500 to 1000 motor vehicles/day)

0.8 km

Sufficient (1000 to 1500 motor vehicles/day)

0.5 km

Poor (1500 a 2500 motor vehicles/day)

0 km

Critical (more than 2500 motor vehicles/day)

Distance (km) 12.2
Altitude min (m asl) 245
Altitude max (m asl) 340
Elevation gain (m) 074
Elevation loss (m) 142
Cumulative elevation (m) 216
Level of difficulty Easy
Main road surface Asphalt 70%; Unpaved road 30%
Types of bike MTB, GRAVEL
Interesting sites Castiglion Fiorentino, Cozzano, Tenuta di Vitiano, Frassineto

 

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