Tuscany — uncrowded destinations — page 14

The Alpe della Luna: trekking between Sansepolcro and the source of the Tiber

The Alpe della Luna Nature Reserve, in the Tuscan Upper Tiber Valley above Sansepolcro, is a wooded ridge range between Tuscany, Umbria and Marche, close to the source of the Tiber on nearby Monte Fumaiolo. Dense forests and almost no visitors, because it stays off to the side compared with the valley's art cities.

Jun 30, 2026

Val di Chiana, Tuscany

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The Sentiero della Bonifica by bike: through the Val di Chiana from Arezzo to Chiusi

A flat, almost entirely gravel cycle route that crosses the Val di Chiana along the Canale Maestro, between Arezzo and Chiusi. While the tourist crowds head straight for Siena and Florence, this farming countryside stays quiet and perfectly suited to slow pedalling.

Jun 30, 2026

Monte Amiata, Tuscany

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The Monte Amiata loop, among beech woods and old mining villages

Monte Amiata is an ancient extinct volcano in the southern corner of Tuscany, cloaked in beech and chestnut woods and ringed by mercury-mining villages. Far from the postcard hills of the Val d'Orcia, it is an authentic mountain where tourism arrives in tiny numbers.

Jun 30, 2026

Lunigiana, Tuscany

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The Via del Volto Santo: on foot through the Lunigiana to Lucca

A historic route that descends from the Apennine passes of the Lunigiana down to Lucca, among Malaspina castles and stone villages. An almost forgotten pilgrimage way that crosses the most hidden and wild corner of Tuscany.

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Garfagnana, Tuscany

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Garfagnana and Orecchiella: a loop between the Apennines and the inner Apuan Alps

A rugged, little-travelled valley between the Apuan Alps and the Lucca Apennines, made of woods, mountain pastures and Este fortresses. The Garfagnana with the Orecchiella park is an authentic mountain Tuscany, ignored by mass tourism.

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Colline Metallifere, Tuscany

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A slow road trip among the steam jets of the Colline Metallifere and Larderello

In the interior between Pisa, Siena and Grosseto, the Colline Metallifere offer a geothermal, mining Tuscany all but forgotten by tourism: vapours rising from the earth, woods and silent villages far from the classic routes of Chianti and the coast.

Jun 30, 2026

Pratomagno, Tuscany

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The Pratomagno loop: from the Casentino to the ridge of the cross

Between the Casentino and the Valdarno around Arezzo, the Pratomagno is a long grassy ridge little frequented by tourists: high-altitude meadows, beech woods and Romanesque parish churches offer 360-degree panoramas far from Tuscany's crowded destinations.

Jun 30, 2026

Maremma and the Tuff Area, Tuscany

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Etruscan Vie Cave between Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano

In the Tuff Area of the Maremma's interior, far from the crowded coast, the Etruscan Vie Cave are deep gorges carved into the rock linking Pitigliano, Sovana and Sorano: a journey among cliff-perched villages and necropolises, magnificent in the off-season.

Jun 30, 2026