Farmhouse Val di Cecina

Farmhouse Val di Cecina

The territory of Alta Val di Cecina in the southern part of the province of Pisa, bears the traces of millennia of human presence and activities in a unique landscape. The ancient settlement, which is still readily identifiable, dot the landscape: the fortifications on the hills higher, villages, parishes, the rural homes. The archaeological and artistic instead found in the cities of Volterra, the undisputed center. This rich heritage is immersed in a varied landscape. From that typical of the Tuscan countryside, with rows of cypresses, olive groves and vineyards, the rolling clay hills, with the changing colors of the seasons, here and there marked with denuded slopes (gullies and biancane). In addition to these the vast wooded areas, the extensive rocky outcrops, with steep hills and deeply incised valleys. And finally, the peculiar landscape of geothermal energy, which is characterized by the dense network of steam ducts and vapors of endogenous natural events, and mountain environments of the highest mountains, the source of the river Cecina. Streams and rivers of high environmental value, and the fauna of considerable interest, are the testimony of one set of first-grade natural. Within this context there is a dense network of trails, and areas of Berignone Monterufoli, which allow you to discover unspoilt areas of particular suggestion. Along the roads, paths and old tracks that run through this vast territory, faced with a scenario that changes constantly, you have the perception of rhythm, a human, which pervades almost untouched area.

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