Tuscany · Italy

Best Hidden Trails in Tuscany

Etruscan paths, holy springs and abbey ruins between the famous hill towns.

Skip the Chianti tour buses. Tuscany rewards the walker — sunken Etruscan roads cut into tufa, abandoned abbeys still ringing with bees, and woodland springs the local farmers still drink from. Best in May and September.

Vie Cave of Pitigliano

Hidden Trail

Etruscan paths sunk twenty metres into the rock. Cool even at midday in July.

Abbazia San Galgano

Ruin

Roofless Cistercian abbey with the sword in the stone above it. Sunset is the right time.

Bagno Vignoni hot springs

Spring

Steaming Renaissance bathing square. Walk in free; the medieval pools downstream are even better.

Via Francigena (San Quirico stretch)

Pilgrimage

Medieval pilgrim road from Canterbury to Rome. The Val d'Orcia section is the postcard one.

Oak of the Witches, Capannori

Ancient Tree

600-year-old holm oak with a perfect umbrella crown. Folklore says witches met under it.

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