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We have described only the points of interest located outside the town area.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n

A large ring that connects Volterra, a city of art and culture with 3000 years of history, to Montecatini Val di Cecina, one of the most beautiful medieval villages in Tuscany and featuring the most famous and richest copper mine in 19th century Europe. Between them sprawls an extraordinary landscape where gentle hills contrast with wild and rugged gullies, crags and, as Montecatini draws closer, steep rocky reliefs that resemble mountain landscapes. <\/p>\n\n

The itinerary begins at the edge of the chasm of the Balze di Volterra, with finely preserved remnants of the Etruscan city walls and at your back the massive Badia (a Camaldolese monastery of medieval origin), hanging between earth and sky over the abyss of the Balze that advance inexorably; from then you descend towards the Val d’Era. You will then take the panoramic dirt road called “Itinerario delle Balze e dei calanchi” from which you can take some detours to easily reach the environmental sculptures of the artist Mauro Staccioli, extraordinary expressions of “land art” that interpret the essence of the artist’s “places of experience”. <\/p>\n\n

After about 600 metres on the flat SR 439 road, you can take another scenic dirt road again, the Vicinale di Cavallino from which you can move upwards and return to a proper, paved road. <\/p>\n\n

The final climb towards Montecatini features hairpin bends, breathtaking bird\u2019s eye views and increasingly rocky and harsh terrain and makes you feel as if you were just moving towards a mountain village overlooked by the mighty bulk of the Belforti tower that, like a lighthouse, heralds the coming of the nearby ancient castle. <\/p>\n\n

The history of the medieval village of Montecatini Val di Cecina is linked to its copper mine, which gave its name to one of the largest industries of the 20th century, which later became known as Montedison; the material evidence and the tales told by the elderly tell the story of the economic and social splendour of the early years of the Kingdom of Italy linked to the flourishing mining activities.<\/p>\n\n

A little more than 1 km from the town the Caporciano Mine with the Pozzo Alfredo shaft, the workshops, the laverie and the 19th-century mining village are part of an Industrial Archaeology Park with various visiting itineraries. <\/p>\n\n

After passing the entrance to the mine access tunnel, you can take the road back downhill to Bacchettona, following the Ligia branch and there you can take the paved road SR 439 from which you can then take the Monte Volterrano provincial road, which has little traffic and a gradual climb that takes you back to Volterra, offering even more extraordinary views of the gentle countryside of the Volterran clay hills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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12:57:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 12:57:19","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>P.zza dei Priori, Volterra<br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=59431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about the Piazza dei Priori of Volterra...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Start and end of the route - Volterra Montecatini V.C. tour","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"start-and-end-of-the-route-volterra-montecatini-v-c-tour","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 09:46:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 09:46:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/start-and-end-of-the-route-volterra-montecatini-v-c-tour\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"n7webmap_end":"","n7webmap_end_poi":null,"n7webmap_related_poi":[{"ID":7604,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 12:57:19","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 12:57:19","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>P.zza dei Priori, Volterra<br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=59431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more about the Piazza dei Priori of Volterra...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Start and end of the route - Volterra Montecatini V.C. tour","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"start-and-end-of-the-route-volterra-montecatini-v-c-tour","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 09:46:28","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 09:46:28","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/start-and-end-of-the-route-volterra-montecatini-v-c-tour\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7566,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:17:24","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:17:24","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Balze<\/a>, one of the most fascinating and disturbing places in the Volterrano area, is a gigantic chasm that deeply incises the NW side of the hill. The extensive landslide is the result of the erosive action of rainwater infiltrating through the permeable sandy deposit at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/volterra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volterra<\/a> hill and melting the impermeable clay below, thus causing the progressive collapse of the sandy and arenaceous layers on top of it. The erosive phenomenon, active for several centuries, has involved part of an Etruscan necropolis and <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=58984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the churches of S. Clemente and S. Giusto<\/a> al Botro, devoured by the precipice in the 17th century. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>From the car park near the Balze, it is possible to walk along <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=59218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the ancient Etruscan walls dating back to the 4th century B.C. <\/a>and admire extraordinary views before reaching the remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Camaldolese Abbey<\/a>, which has been suspended between the earth and the sky for about 10 centuries, challenging the inexorably advancing chasm of the Balze. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The great Etruscan circle of walls in \"panchino\" stone was more than 7 km long and enclosed an area of 102 hectares. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"The Balze and the Etruscan walls of Guerruccia","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-balze-and-the-etruscan-walls-of-guerruccia","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 09:09:05","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 09:09:05","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/the-balze-and-the-etruscan-walls-of-guerruccia\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7558,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:14:59","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:14:59","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> The Mandringa spring is covered by a single stone arch probably dating back to the middle of the 13th century, when the town council ordered the men of the Pratomarzio district, under whose jurisdiction the spring was located, to work on covering the fountain.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> In the past, the spring was called Grimaldinga, a place-name of Germanic origin, while it was also called the Pratomarzio spring, mistaking it for the Frana spring. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p>\"Whomsoever rinses their bed sheets in the Docciola, should draw their water from the Mandringa\" G. D'Annunzio from \"Forse che s\u00ec forse che no\".<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Fonte di Mandringa","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"fonte-di-mandringa","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-05-04 14:00:18","post_modified_gmt":"2021-05-04 14:00:18","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/fonte-di-mandringa\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7564,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:16:31","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:16:31","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> At the northern end of the town, the imposing mass of <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/poi\/the-camaldolite-abbey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Badia di San Giusto<\/a> overlooks the Balze. <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The monastery<\/a> was built at the behest of the bishop of <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/volterra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Volterra<\/a> Gunfredo in the year 1000; the building with all its properties was then entrusted to the care of the Benedictines, who were replaced by Camaldolese monks during the 13th century. In the early 17th century, <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49433\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Balze<\/a> landslide began, which in the following centuries came to threaten even the Abbey. Then in the early 19th century the monastery was temporarily suppressed by the French occupation government, but when the Camaldolese were able to return a few years later, in 1861, also due to the earthquake of 1846, they abandoned the building for fear of the Balze.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> Today, the monastery is a single structure divided into two distinct parts: the church, almost destroyed, of which only scant remains of the perimeter walls still preserve the Romanesque structure, and the residential building, with the cloister, the refectory and the monks' quarters, which have a more modern appearance due to the reconstruction ordered by Abbot Mario Maffei in the 16th century. The windows of the Abbey look out onto spectacular views of the village church, the Etruscan walls and the pinnacles of the Balze. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49431\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"The Camaldolese Abbey","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-camaldolese-abbey","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-02-12 15:58:10","post_modified_gmt":"2022-02-12 15:58:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/the-abbey\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7560,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:15:26","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:15:26","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p> Gullies are mainly generated by the leaching effect of meteoric water on silty-clay soils which forms a series of contiguous dales separated by steep, sharp ridges. The gullies are easily identifiable as an area, generally with a horseshoe contour, consisting of a system of furrows or dales, with extremely steep and denuded sides, separated from each other by thin clay ridges with a very steep profile. They are almost always present only on the southern slopes. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=59622\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"The Gullies of San Cipriano","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-gullies-of-san-cipriano","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 15:25:44","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 15:25:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/the-gullies-of-san-cipriano\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":17723,"post_author":"8","post_date":"2026-03-25 09:30:20","post_date_gmt":"2026-03-25 08:30:20","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>Serraspina SRL Societ\u00e0 Agricola \u00e8 un'azienda d'eccellenza dedita alla produzione biologica, certificata da BioAgriCert Srl.<\/strong> L'attivit\u00e0 si concentra sulla valorizzazione di cereali antichi e di qualit\u00e0, offrendo una gamma di prodotti che include il farro (disponibile sia come farina che perlato) e il rinomato grano Senatore Cappelli, trasformato in farine e pasta artigianale, comprese le tradizionali tagliatelle. <strong>L'azienda gestisce direttamente l'intera filiera produttiva<\/strong> e accoglie i consumatori attraverso la vendita diretta in loco. Inoltre, Serraspina arricchisce la propria offerta con un servizio di ristorazione e somministrazione diretta, dove \u00e8 possibile degustare i prodotti della terra in un contesto autentico e genuino.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I PRODOTTI DI ECCELLENZA DELL'AZIENDA SONO:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:table -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Farina di Farro<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Farro perlato<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Farina Senatore Cappelli<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pasta Senatore cappelli<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tagliatelle di Senatore Cappelli<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:table -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><li>Telefono: <a href=\"tel:0039 329 9170882\">+39 329 9170882<\/a><\/li><li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@serraspina.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">info@serraspina.it<\/a><\/li><li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.serraspina.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.serraspina.com<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->","post_title":"Serraspina SRL Societ\u00e0 Agricola (L.E.)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"serraspina-srl-societa-agricola-l-e","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-03-25 09:30:59","post_modified_gmt":"2026-03-25 08:30:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/?post_type=poi&p=17723","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7568,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:17:46","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:17:46","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli near the small Church of S.Lucia in Corbano (11th century). The work is part of the extraordinary open-air exhibition \"Volterra 1972-2009 - Luoghi d'Esperienza\" (Volterra 1972-2009 - Places of Experience), together with others located around the Volterra hillock. The works are placed in the landscape as viewpoints, underlining the relationship between man, work and the environment. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Places of Experience: Corbano","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"places-of-experience-corbano","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-05-04 14:00:21","post_modified_gmt":"2021-05-04 14:00:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/places-of-experience-corbano\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7572,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:18:47","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:18:47","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli at the San Giacomo farm. The work is part of the extraordinary open-air exhibition \"Volterra 1972-2009 - Luoghi d'Esperienza\" (Volterra 1972-2009 - Places of Experience), together with others located around the Volterra hillock. The works are placed in the landscape as viewpoints, underlining the relationship between man, work and the environment. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Places of Experience: San Giacomo in Fognano","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"places-of-experience-san-giacomo-in-fognano","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-05-04 14:00:21","post_modified_gmt":"2021-05-04 14:00:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/places-of-experience-san-giacomo-in-fognano\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7586,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 08:10:58","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 08:10:58","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>A village still with the authentic charm of a real castle.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{"1":2,"2":" A village still with the authentic charm of a real castle. The history of the medieval village of Montecatini Val di Cecina is linked to its copper mine, which gave its name to one of the largest industries of the 20th century: Montecatini SpA, which later became Montedison. The Castle of<strong> <\/strong>Montecatini, initially called Castrum Montis Leonis, was built around 960 by the Belforti family, who arrived from Germany in the retinue of Emperor Otto I. However, Montecatini is mentioned for the first time in 1099, in a bull by Pietro, Bishop of Volterra, who had civil jurisdiction over it. Walking through the alleys and lanes, through the ancient gates to the historic centre, we come to the beautiful place Piazza del Castello, overlooked by the Church of San Biagio, built in 1356, and Palazzo Pretorio, a 14th-century building with a beautiful fa\u00e7ade embellished by a portico; today the building houses the Centre for the documentation of resources and activities linked to the subsoil in the Alta Val di Cecina and is an integral part of a circuit of visits of the Mining Museum. The square is dominated by the imposing and picturesque Belforti Tower, built in the 11th century. "}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{"2":14781,"3":{"1":0,"3":1},"5":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":1},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"6":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":1},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":1},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"8":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":0}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":1},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":0,"11":4,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"15":"Arial","16":10}\"> The history of the medieval village of Montecatini Val di Cecina is linked to its copper mine, which gave its name to one of the largest industries of the 20th century: Montecatini SpA, which later became Montedison. The Castle of<strong> <\/strong>Montecatini, initially called Castrum Montis Leonis, was built around 960 by the Belforti family, who arrived from Germany in the retinue of Emperor Otto I. However, Montecatini is mentioned for the first time in 1099, in a bull by Pietro, Bishop of Volterra, who had civil jurisdiction over it. <\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Walking through the alleys and lanes, through the ancient gates to the historic centre, we come to the beautiful place Piazza del Castello, overlooked by the <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=57771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Church of San Biagio<\/a>, built in 1356, and Palazzo Pretorio, a 14th-century building with a beautiful fa\u00e7ade embellished by a portico; today the building houses the Centre for the documentation of resources and activities linked to the subsoil in the Alta Val di Cecina and is an integral part of a circuit of visits of the <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mining Museum<\/a>. 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Already the Etruscans extracted the mineral to forge tools and furnishings. The mining activity was the most important in Europe during the 19th century. It was here that the Montecatini company, one of Europe's largest companies, was born and took its name, later merging with Montedison. Its history is documented in the <a href=\"\/\/volterratur.it\/?post_type=poi&p=41241\\"\" target=\"\\"_blank\\"\" rel=\"\\"noreferrer noopener\" which with the industrial archaeology park and mining village offers visitors of all ages opportunity for a fascinating journey into bowels earth among shafts to learn about technologies stories miners. Excavation was divided ten levels galleries joined by number most important were Alfredo Rostand shafts. The height above sea level ranged from m. A long drainage tunnel carried water Macinaia. maximum workers worked in activities. In tonnes copper metal extracted. mine becomes an attractive venue shows concerts.> Montecatini's fame is linked to the ancient copper mines of Caporciano, which remained active until 1907. Already the Etruscans extracted the mineral to forge tools and furnishings. The mining activity was the most important in Europe during the 19th century. It was here that the Montecatini company, one of Europe's largest companies, was born and took its name, later merging with Montedison. Its history is documented in the <a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=49241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mining Museum<\/a>, which - with the industrial archaeology park and the mining village - offers visitors of all ages the opportunity for a fascinating journey into the bowels of the earth among shafts and galleries, to learn about mining technologies and the stories of the miners. Excavation was divided into ten levels of galleries joined by a number of shafts, the most important of which were the Alfredo and Rostand shafts. The height above sea level ranged from 477 m. (entrance to the mine) to 193 m. (lowest level). A long drainage tunnel (over 1,300 m.) carried the water to Macinaia. A maximum of 350 workers worked in all the mining activities. In 80 years, about 50,000 tonnes of copper metal were extracted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In summer, the mine becomes an attractive venue for shows and concerts.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/volterratur.it\/en\/?post_type=poi&p=58564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more...<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"The Caporciano Mine","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"the-caporciano-mine","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-01-15 11:03:33","post_modified_gmt":"2022-01-15 11:03:33","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/the-caporciano-mine\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7606,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 12:58:21","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 12:58:21","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> Along the old road to Volterra, perhaps already present in Roman times, is the Fonte della Madonna spring, one of whose stones bears the date 1681, stretches of medieval paving, remnants of ancient chestnut groves and the remains of the stately Fattoria di Ligia building as well as old abandoned mills. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","post_title":"Ligia","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"ligia","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-05-04 14:00:24","post_modified_gmt":"2021-05-04 14:00:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/valdicecinaoutdoor.it\/poi\/ligia\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"poi","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":7570,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2021-05-03 07:18:13","post_date_gmt":"2021-05-03 07:18:13","post_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph {\"translatedWithWPMLTM\":\"1\"} -->\n<p> Sculpture by Mauro Staccioli on the road to the Lischeto farm. 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