Hike & Fork

Trail 428AValidated by the Italian Alpine Club

Travalle to Casa Villanova

Calenzano · about 20 min by car from Florence

Distance
4.2 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
298 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
E · Hiking trail

The walk

4.2 km out-and-back walk near Calenzano, up to Casa Villanova, 298 m of total ascent: about 1 h 45 min of walking. Waymarked hiking trail. Along the way: Chiesa di Santa Maria a Travalle. After the walk: lunch at Enoteca Spontanea in Florence (14.9 km).

Waymarked hiking trail (grade E): paths and dirt roads, good walking shoes are enough.

How to get there

By car

From Florence: about 20 min (15 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

43.88410,11.13969

Coordinates of the first waymark. Paste them into any map app.

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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.

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Recommended osteria

Enoteca Spontanea

Firenze · 15 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

Osteria dell’Enoteca

Firenze · 15 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 Calenzano and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Enoteca Spontanea in Firenze, 15 km by car.