San Miniato loop past Palazzo Buonaparte
San Miniato · about 50 min by car from Florence
The walk
3.9 km loop near San Miniato: about 1 h of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Oratorio dei Santi Sebastiano e Rocco, Palazzo Buonaparte and Accademia degli Euteleti. After the walk: wine tasting at Podere Pellicciano (0.2 km).
Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.
Ascent not available for this trail: walking time estimated from distance.
How to get there
By car
From Florence: about 50 min (33 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.
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.
Start point
43.68002,10.86080
Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.
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: Lucca, about 50 min by car · Pisa, about 55 min by car
Along the way
- Oratorio dei Santi Sebastiano e Rocco50 m from the trail
- Palazzo Buonaparte50 m from the trail
- Accademia degli Euteleti50 m from the trail
Wikipedia (Italian)
Where to eat and drink
Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.
A good day here
- 10:00Park near San Miniato and start the walk.
- 11:00Back at the start after about 1 h.
- 13:00Lunch at Locanda Agricola Posapiano in Montecarlo, 24 km by car.
- 15:30Tasting at Podere Pellicciano, 200 m from the trail.
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