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Gaville to Gaville

Figline e Incisa Valdarno · about 40 min by car from Florence

Distance
7.4 km
Walking time
2 h 30 min
Total ascent
306 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

7.4 km out-and-back walk near Figline e Incisa Valdarno, up to sent. 9, 306 m of total ascent: about 2 h 30 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Pieve di San Romolo a Gaville. After the walk: wine tasting at Casanuova - Thilo Besançon (3.6 km) and lunch at La Taverna di Vagliagli in Castelnuovo Berardenga (17.9 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 40 min (26 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Florence, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

43.58880,11.43325

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Siena, about 45 min by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Casanuova - Thilo Besançon

Figline e Incisa Valdarno · 3.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Podere Castellinuzza Paolo Coccia

Greve in Chianti · 6.6 km from the trail

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Independent winemaker

Vallone di Cecione

Greve in Chianti · 6.6 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

La Taverna di Vagliagli

Castelnuovo Berardenga · 18 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Casa e Ciliegie

Loro Ciuffenna · 21 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Figline e Incisa Valdarno and start the walk.
  2. 12:30Back at the start after about 2 h 30 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at La Taverna di Vagliagli in Castelnuovo Berardenga, 18 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Casanuova - Thilo Besançon, 3.6 km from the trail.