THE TRANSAPPENNINE RAILWAY ALONG THE VALLEYS OF THE MUGELLO, THE SIEVE AND THE LAMONE

Comunit Montana Mugello, Alto Mugello, Val di Sieve Pratomagno Fiorentino

azienda di promozione turistica firenze

THE TRANSAPPENNINE RAILWAY ALONG THE VALLEYS OF THE MUGELLO, THE SIEVE AND THE LAMONE

Comunit Montana Mugello, Alto Mugello, Val di Sieve Pratomagno Fiorentino

azienda di promozione turistica firenze

RAVENNA
Faenza

SS65 BOLOGNA A1 BOLOGNA

Firenzuola

Brisighella

SS610 IMOLA
Palazzuolo sul Senio Marradi

Barberino di M.llo Scarperia

Ronta Crespino

Borgo S.Lorenzo S.Piero a Sieve Vaglia Vicchio S. Godenzo Dicomano

Contea

SS67 FORLI'
MAIN ROAD

Londa

FLORENCE
A1 ROME

Rufina Pontassieve Pelago

MOTORWAY FAENTINA RAILWAY LINE BORGO-PONTASSIEVE RAILWAY LINE

SS70 AREZZO
Reggello Incisa

A Centenarian Railway FROM FLORENCE TO BORGO SAN LORENZO FROM TUSCANY TO ROMAGNA FROM BORGO SAN LORENZO TO FLORENCE ALONG THE SIEVE VALLEY WHERE TO STOP USEFUL INFORMATION

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On Sunday 23rd. April (editors note 1893) the entire railway line Faenza-Florence will be inaugurated tomorrow Faenza and the ospitable Romagna will stretch out their brotherly hand to the friendly Florence and the cultured Tuscany, and celebrating happily and united their long-awaited reapproachment, they will show their firm and steady wish that from the drilled Appenines a new inspiration of culture and well-being will reach them along with the powerful steam-engine.
(passage from the manifesto of the Commune of Faenza)

1893 was an unforgettable year for Tuscany and Romagna: finally the railway had tamed the mountain and permited the connection of the two seas and the two ports: the Tyrrhenian Sea with Livorno and the Adriatic Sea with Ravenna.

The 101 kilometre long railway started from S.Maria Novella Station in Florence and after sixteen intermediate stations (among which Vaglia, S. Piero, Borgo S. Lorenzo, Ronta, Marradi, Brisighella), it reached Faenza. The railway was rich of works of art: the splendid bridge on the stream Trillero (between Panicaglia and Ronta) all in pietra serena (a grey stone from Firenzuola) with splays in arches lowered by 36 metres and with other eight small lights; the road bridges on the Buggiano, on the Rio Morto and of the Poggio and the very beautiful rail bridges on the Lamone and on the Faentina main road at Marradi which is 199 metres long, are extraordinary monuments of the Italian railway engineering On the 30th June 1913, the 32 kilometre long stretch Borgo S.

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Lorenzo-Pontassieve was opened to create a more practical connection of the Faentina to the Florence-Rome line and to central Italy.

The stations of Vicchio, Dicomano, Contea-Londa and Rufina had

been placed on the way: every now and then the line passed very close to the left and right banks of the river Sieve.

In 1944-45, the Germans in a withdrawal, systematically destroyed the stretch Florence-Borgo S. Lorenzo; bridges, rail bridges and tunnels were blown up by mines charged with TNT and other explosives. The lines Borgo S. Lorenzo-Faenza and Borgo S. LorenzoPontassieve were brought back to move in the years following the war while the reconstruction of the Faentina section Borgo S. LorenzoFlorence was started only in the 80s and on the 14th January 1999 the railway was officially put back into service. This mini guide book wants to make a strip of the Tuscan and Romagna land known on board of a slow train which allows the traveller to spend a relaxing holiday completely immersed in nature and out of the big traffic. The Faentina railway offers the possibility to penetrate two big cities of art like Florence and Ravenna and in the meantime to stop in the Mugello Sieve Valley and in the valley of the Lamone where still pure landscapes of enchantry attraction offer the tourist particular itineraries on foot, by bicycle or by bus.

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The track of the Faentina line started from gates 15 and 16 at Santa Maria Novella station occupying the Florence-Rome line as far as the junction of the Pellegrino from where the true and real railway track for Faenza started. While waiting for the reconstuction of the access to S. Maria Novella, the departure station today is Florence Campo di Marte. On leaving Campo di Marte, the line runs along the torrent Mugnone passing very close the 16th century Villa Salviati. On the right at the top is the splendid hill of the millenary, Etruscan Fiesole. Then the line gets out of Florence and gets ready to immerse itself in the suggestive landscape of the Appenine. It passes the short tunnel of Monterinaldi and the Spiccarello one just under the lee of Fiesole, getting out at Pian di Mugnone and reaching Caldine/Fiesole station. After, the line goes through the tunnel of S. Andrea a Sveglia which is completely curved on the left side and then through the 3,584.30 metre long tunnel of Pratolino which is the second in length along the Faentina line after the one of the Appenines or the Allocchi The line gets out again just a little beyond the village of Fontebuona in the narrow valley of the torrent Carza. The railway passes Vaglia and San Piero a Sieve Stations and crosses the river Sieve to enter into the heart of the Mugello. The line cuts the main road that goes to Scarperia-Il Giogo-Imola and passing very close to this road on the right and the river, it reaches the station of Borgo San Lorenzo.
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BORGO SAN LORENZO

S.PIERO A SIEVE
CAMPOMIGLIAIO

VAGLIA
FONTEBUONA CERCINA MONTORSOLI MIMMOLE FIESOLE-CALDINE PIAN DI MUGNONE SALVIATI

FLORENCE C.M.
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FLORENCE Station
The station in Florence S. Maria Novella Station
In 1848 the Grand Duke Leopoldo di Lorena inaugurated two stations in Florence: the Leopolda near Porta al Prato and the Maria Antonia which was built very near the apse of S. Maria Novella church. It was thought of as a little station but as time went by it acquired more and more importance just for its being in the heart of the historical Florentine centre. In 1932 a competition was advertised for the reconstruction of the old building of the Maria Antonia Station, decaying and inadequate by now. The awarded project was the one presented by a group led by the Tuscan architect Giovanni Michelucci. The station was inaugurated on 30th October 1935 by the King himself, a year and a half before the opening of the direttissima. It is equipped with sensible structures and excellent functionality in evident contrast with the architectonic rules of that time. The main facade was withdrawn in respect to the old building in such a way as to leave a vast square. The big entrance hall covered by double glass panes was floored with serpentine slabs and the walls were covered with yellow marble from Siena.The six big pillars that support the roofing were covered with green marble slabs. The front body with the public services has a covered area of 9,200 sq.m.
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VAGLIA Station
Vaglia has been inhabited since the pre-Roman age. Its urban structure goes back to the year one thousand with the construction of St. Peter Parish Church (983). The area still has a vast architectural and sacred property.

----WHAT TO SEE St. Peters Parish Church (VAGLIA)

with works of art by Giambologna and by Della Robbia.

----ITINERARIES
MONTESENARIO SANCTUARY
It is one of the most religious places in Tuscany. It is situated on the top of a mount that carries the same name at the height of 800 m. and it is made up of various buildings. Alongside there are the caves and cells once inhabited by the friars.
Open all day. Hospitality for pilgrims tel. 055/406441 055/406442.

VILLA DEMIDOFF (PRATOLINO)

It was projected by great artists of the Florentine Renaissance like Bernardo Buontalenti and Giambologna for Francesco I deMedici. The park with fountains and artificial caves is a symbolic allegoric route where the natural beauties go along with wonders constructed by man: the fountain statue of the Appenine is a splendid work.
Open from April to September: on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Public holidays 10:00-18:00. In October: public holidays 10:00-19:00.For information tel: 055409427 055409225 0552760538
Va g l i a : Montesenario Sanctuary Va g l i a : Villa Demidoff Park

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
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Battitura in piazza (BIVIGLIANO)

Second and third week in July. Tel. 055500241

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SAN PIERO A SIEVE Station

The village was born as a road junction near one of the most ancient bridges on the river Sieve and along the historic Via Bolognese. The Romanic Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter, around which the first group of houses were erected, goes back to the 11th century. In the 13th century the village and surroundings became a part of the Medici property that left traces in the precious architectural works. The present structure goes back to the second half of the 19th century for the opening of the present central road line and the construction of the railway station.

----WHAT TO SEE
St. Peter Parish Church
The original three aisle structure which goes back to the year one thousand has been altered through the centuries with restoration works and architectonic enrichments. It still cherishes an important baptisimal font in glazed terracotta attributed to Giovanni della Robbia.
Open: 7:30-12:.00; 16:30-17:30 For information tel 055848161

Villa Schifanoia and Villa Adami

The two buildings are along the ancient Via de Medici and they made up the defensive Medici garrison of the village.

Fortezza di San Martino (fortress)

Walks around the walls are suggested. For information tel: 0558458793
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It was built in 1569 by Bernardo Buontalenti for the Grand Duke Cosimo I de Medici. It is one of the most imposing Tuscan fortresses.

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----ITINERARIES
Trekking on the traces of the Medici
From S. Piero a Sieve station and walking along Via deMedici we will come to Villa Schifanoia and Villa Adami. A short steep road takes to the Fortezza di S. Martino. The Florence Springs Trekking (SOFT) path n8 leads to the Castello del Trebbio and to the Villa di Cafaggiolo.

Castello del Trebbio

It was reconstructed by Michelozzo for Cosimo il Vecchio in 1427 on the ruins of a previous ancient tower. It was the residence of Giovanni dalle Bande Nere. The imposing castle can be reached by going along a tree-lined drive. Its embattled tower dominates the valley.
Guided visits only for groups: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Tel: 0558458793 (booking is required)

Convento del Bosco ai Frati

It was donated to St. Francis by the Ubaldini in 1212. The convent became a possession of the Medici family in 1420. The great restoration work by Michelozzo goes back to that period. Among the sacred works of art kept here is the wood crucifix by Donatello.
Open every day. For information tel. 055848111. For guided group tours: tel. 0558458793.

Villa di Cafaggiolo
S a n P i e r o a S i e v e : Castello del Trebbio

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This was a delightful place for Lorenzo il Magnifico and it owes its splendour to the architect Michelozzo Michelozzi who restored it for Cosimo I de Medici in the 15th century.
Guided tours only for groups. Open every day. Tel: 0558458793 (booking required)

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Barberino di Mugello
Barberino is a village of a medieval origin which arose at the foot of the ancient castle Cattani. In the historical centre there is a praetorian palace, the ancient parish church dedicated to San Silvestro and a 15th century portico attributed to Michelozzo in the square.

Scarperia
This ancient village surrounded by walls dates back to 1306 and it still keeps its original structure intact. In the main square there is the Palazzo de Vicari with a facade studded with coats-of-arms belonging to the vicars of the Florentine Republic.It contains an extremely precious historical archive and it also houses a unit of the museum of cutting tools.
Open: Saturday 15,30-19,00, Sunday and Molidays 10,00-13,00 e 15,30-19,00. For information: tel. 055 8430671.

Scarperia is world known for the production of handmade knives. In connection to the Florentine Gate there is Villa Il Torrino, an angular ancient tower of the boundary walls.
For information and booking tel.: 0558458793

Firenzuola
Just an hour away from S. Piero a Sieve station, after passing il Passo del Giogo, there is the Terranuova (new land) of Firenzuola, which is famous for the working of the pietra serena (local grey stone).

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Palio della Fortezza - Festa del Regolo (SAN PIERO A SIEVE)
The first Sunday in June For information tel.: 055848751 0558498318

Manifestazioni del Diotto (SCARPERIA)

11 The last Sunday in May. For information tel. 055843161 0558468165
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Scarperia Infiorata (SCARPERIA)

The last Sunday in May For information tel. 055843161 0558468165

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The most picturesque stretch in steady ascent (at some points at 26) for the Faentina starts from Borgo San Lorenzo. Leaving the station, the train plunges into an open landscape among fields of wheat, soya beans and sunflowers. The scene becomes more and more suggestive: old vine-yards and olive groves, thousand yearold parish churches, ancient farmhouses, and geometrical shaped vegetable gardens accompany the traveller as far as Ronta station, the last centre of the valley before facing the Appenines. The two faentine, the main road and the railway, now separate; the first will face the Passo della Colla di Casaglia, the railway enters into the heart of the mountain in a succession almost continuous tunnels and rail bridges. During the short moments out of the tunnels, the traveller can catch a glimpse of an isolated and wild territory, among chestnut woods first and beechtree woods after. The traveller can see paths and old mule-tracks, old ruins and numerous railwaymens cottages along the line. A short while after the stop at Fornello, where there are neither houses nor roads, the track enters the great Appenines or Allocchi tunnel which at mid-way (about 1800metres) reaches the height of the Pass which is at 578.38 metres above sea level. Then the descent towards Romagna starts and the traveller will then meet the stations of Crespino sul Lamone and Marradi which is the town of the poet Dino Campana. After passing the big station with a vast service area and about ten railway tracks, the line starts descending towards the Romagna plain. The view is excellent; villas, medieval castles and the landscape which from mountaneous becomes hilly with orchards of peach trees and cherry trees which become clouds of flowers in the springtime. The train then reaches the well-known medieval city Brisighella and after ten kilometers it ends its route at Faenza, rejoining to the Adriatic line Bologna-Ancona. In 1921 the section Faenza-Russi was inaugurated and since then it is possible (in some cases without changing train) to reach the magnificient city of Ravenna, the following station in Classe and all the Adriatic Riviera.

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FAENZA

BRISIGHELLA
FOGNANO STRADA CASALE S. EUFEMIA S. CASSIANO S. MARTINO POPOLANO

MARRADI
BIFORCO

CRESPINO

RONTA
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BORGO SAN LORENZO Station

Borgo S. Lorenzo was founded by the Romans in the second century B.C. with the name of Anneianum. It belonged to the Ubaldini family from the Middle Ages until the tenth century when it passed under the civil power of the Bishop of Florence. In 1222 it became a free commune until 1290 when Florence started exercising its jurisdiction on the territory. Thanks to its geographical placing, Borgo S. Lorenzo has been the most important centre in the Mugello Valley since the Middle Ages and today with its 16,000 inhabitants it represents the economical, cultural and social meeting point of the whole area.

----WHAT TO SEE
The historical centre and the liberty itinerary
the town hall, the chapel of the Misericordia and Villa Pecori are works of the Chini family. The parish church of St. Laurence, one of the first sacred buildings in the Mugello is characterized by the semitwelve sided bell tower which dates back to 1263. The interior with three naves is rich of precious works of art among which a fragment of a table figuring Our Lady attributed to Giotto.
Open: workdays 9:00-12:00; 15.30-17:00 Sundays and public holidays 15:00-17:00 For information tel. 0558459295

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The Parish Church of San Giovanni Maggiore

The church, which is near Panicaglia, dates back to the tenth century. The octagonal bell tower of the 14th century is very interesting.

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Museum of Farm Culture Casa dErci(GREZZANO)

A short walk along the torrent from Grezzano takes to Casa dErci. Original objects of the old country life in the Mugello are displayed inside. A historical-naturalistic path that reproduces the agricultural and wood environment of the Mugello winds on the outside.
For information and by appointment tel. 0558457197 0558456230

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Vivi lo Sport
Fair of sport and free time
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the first week of June For information tel. 055849661

Fiera Agricola Mugellana

Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the second week of June. For information tel. 055849661

Market Display of the White Truffle

Saturday and Sunday in the third week of November For information tel. 055849661

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RONTA Station
Ronta is a nice holiday resort at a height of 444 metres. The tourist can visit the majestic Villa Gerini, the new church dedicated to St. Michael and the old one also dedicated to St Michael

----ITINERARIES
-----Excursions on SO.F.T trail number 17 from Mount Giuvigiana to Colla di Casaglia. -----Excursions by mountain bike on the trails marked AIRONE-F.S. train + bike. The stretch of the Panoramica is very beautiful. -----In the vicinity of Ronta there is the Madonna dei Tre Fiumi with the Oratory and the ancient still working water mill Margheri of 1845.
For information and appointment: tel. 055840305

CRESPINO SUL LAMONE Station

Crespino is a small village which makes part of the Commune of Marradi. It is crossed by the river Lamone and surrounded by very cool woods. Walks on foot and by mountain bike on the paths of the Appenines part from here.

----ITINERARIES
Train-Trekking from Crespino to Ronta
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M a r r a d i : A chestnut wood

It is possible to go up as far as the ridge in the morning and get off at Ronta station and take the train again for the return journey in the evening.

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MARRADI PALAZZUOLO SUL SENIO Station

----MARRADI
Marradi owes its birth and its first development to the Roman road that went from Florence to Faenza and that guaranteed the supplying of wheat and salt. Around the year one thousand it belonged to the Lord Guidi, then to the Medici, to the Florentine Republic and to the Lorena. The noble families that inhabited the town (Fabbroni, Torrigiani, Cattani, etc.), contributed to the economical development of the town and they founded the Accademy of the Animosi. The poet Dino Campana (1885-1932) was born in Marradi. Todays the village is famous for the production of chestnuts.

----WHAT TO SEE
The historical centre
The streets and squares of the centre present remarkable, refined palaces of the 18th century (Piazza delle Scalelle, Piazza di Sotto, etc.). Noteworthy is the Theatre of the Animosi which is very similar to Niccolini Theatre in Florence. The house that belonged to Dino Campana is near St. Laurence church.

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Starting from Marradi, this panoramic walk leads to the hermitage of
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M a r r a d i : The station M a r r a d i : Vicolo della Torre (an a l l e y )

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Gamogna (793 metres) founded by St. Pier Damiani in the 11th century. The traveller can proceed to the Passo dellEremo and then going down towards Marradi he will come across the Badia del Borgo (an abbey).

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Palazzuolo is of a Roman origin. In the Middle Ages it was the land of the Ubaldini family and in the 14th century it was the residence of the Vicars which was transformed in captaincy in the following years and then in a Commune. The village is the seat of the Farm and Craft Culture Museum on display at the Palazzo dei Capitani of the 14th century.

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Chestnut Festival (MARRADI)
The last three Sundays in October. For information: tel. 0558045005 0558045797

Ottobre palazzuolese (PALAZZUOLO)

Every Sunday in October. For information: tel. 0558046154 0558046008

The Middle Ages at the Ubaldini Court (PALAZZUOLO)

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of the third and fourth weeks in July. For information: tel. 0558046125 0558046154

BRISIGHELLA Station
P a l a z z u o l o s u l S e n i o : PAG E A farm culture m u s e u m M a r r a d i : The IGP Mugello chestnut

Brisighella is of a Medieval origin. It belonged to the Manfredi who were lords of Faenza. In the following centuries it was the power of Cesare Borgia and later of the State of the Church. The suggestive medieval village dominated by the Rocca (the fortress) and by the Clock Tower, is an important thermal centre of the Lamone Valley.

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----WHAT TO SEE
The village
La Via degli Asini (Donkeys Road), Manfrediana and Veneziana fortress, the Clock Tower, the Collegiate church.

The spas

For information: tel. 054681068

----ITINERARIES Carn natural park

For information: tel. 054681468

St. John the Baptist in Octavo church

It is a very ancient Mother Church of the Lamone Valley, called in Octavo because it is found at the eigth mile of the Roman road towards Tuscany.
For information: tel. 054681166

----MUSEUMS
The resistance museum CaMalanca
For information: tel. 054683129 S.Cassiano Station. For information: tel. 054628561 - 054685435

The farm life museum at the fortress The town museum Giuseppe Ugonia
For information: tel. 054685777 054681491

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The Medieval Feast
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Every year in June/July. For information: tel. 054681706

B r i s i g h e l l a : The Rocca B r i s i g h e l l a : Via degli Asini

Market of antiques

Every year in June/July. For information: tel. 054681706

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FAENZA Station
The city was founded by the Romans around the year 175 B.C. but it reached its maximun splendour during the Manfredi lordship. Interesting Mediaeval constructions, refined palaces of the 18th and 19th century and remarkable religious buildings face the streets of the historical centre. The art of Majolica developed in Faenza in the 14th century and the Faenza ceramics are today famous all over the world.

----WHAT TO SEE
The historical centre
Liberty Square, Peoples Square, the Cathedral, Masini Theatre, the Town Hall, Milzetti Palace.

----MUSEUMS
The international museums of ceramics
Tel. 054621240

The town museum of natural science and botanic garden

Tel. 0546662425

The Bendandi museum and town geographical observatory

Tel. 054629473

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Palio del Niballo
For information: tel. 0546691402

F a e n z a : The Cathedral and Townhall F a e n z a : International Museum of Ceramics

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The Faentina line ends at Faenza, but the train goes ahead towards the seaside, touching other important stations: Ravenna and Classe.

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RAVENNA Station
Ravenna was the capital of the Western Empire in the 5th century and it still cherishes the traces of its great past in basilicas, baptistries and mausoleums. The natural environment that surrounds the city is formed of a dense pine wood and by numerous seaside resorts along its beach.

----WHAT TO SEE
The Mosaics
The Galla Placida Mausoleum, San Vitale Basilica, the Orthodox Baptistery, S. Apollinare Nuovo Basilica.

Teodorico Mausoleum
Dantes tomb S. Apollinare in Classe Basilica (CLASSE)
The Basilica was consecrated in 549, but it was completed in the 11th century. It has a majestic interior with three naves supported by marble columns. Splendid mosaics decorate the choir and the triumphal arch. The cylindrical bell tower is detached from the main building.

----MUSEUMS
The National Museum
For information: tel. 054434424

The archiepiscopal museum

For information: tel. 054433696

The Dante museum

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For information: tel. 054430252

R a v e n n a : Teodorico Mausoleum R a v e n n a : S. Apollinare in Classe Basilica

The museum of natural science

For information: tel. 0544482874

Along the Sieve valley

When the travellers coming from Faenza reach the station at Borgo San Lorenzo they could choose the route to Florence that goes along the Valley of the river Sieve instead of the Faentina line. The line infact at times, passes very near the left or right bank of the river. From the train window the eyes meet a rich and varied landscape: a line of cypress trees that lead to a Villa often hidden among the trees of an age-old park, ancient farm cottages on top of a hill, like massif of Monte Giove on the right, Monte Falterona in the background and the ridge of the Tosco-Romagnolo Appenines on the left. Leaving Borgo San Lorenzo the line reaches Vicchio which is Giottos and Beato Angelicos birth place: here the valley bottom is still vast but it closes a little after, in the vicinity of Dicomano. The line bends towards South reaching the station of Contea/Londa. From here the landscape designed by the Sieve and its tributtaries becomes sweeter with soft hilly tops cultivated by rows of vines often interrupted by the grey foliage of the olive trees. After passing the station in Rufina, famous for its excellent Chianti wine which bears the same name, the line skirts the main Forlivese road and reaches Pontassieve where the Sieve flows together with the Arno. From here to the main station S. Maria Novella in Florence, the train continues its route on the line coming rom Rome.

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FLORENCE S.M.N.

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CONTEA

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V i c c h i o d e l M u g e l l o : Giottos birth house P o n t a s s i e v e : along the river Sieve

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VICCHIO DEL MUGELLO Station

The most important historical events of the village go back to 1300, when the Florentine Republic fortified the centre. Vicchio is Giotto da Bondones and Beato Angelicos birthplace. The walls with the Florentine gate on the west and the Gate to Dicomano on the East are very interesting.

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The places of don Lorenzo Milani
Leaving the railway station, an interesting track in the wood heads to a church dedicated to St. Martin, enriched by a multi-coloured lunette in ceramic of the manifattura Chini. Further on we get to the small inhabited area of Barbiana where Don Lorenzo Milani was parish priest until 1967.

----MUSEUMS
Giottos birth place
The painters ancient birthplace contains reproductions of his most important works of art. They are displayed in a way that illustrate the various periods of his production.
For information: tel. 0558448251 0558497023

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
V i c c h i o : A fied with sun flowers V i c c h i o PAG E

Maze - Fiera Calda (craft fair-market of the typical products of the Mugello)
Last week in August. For information: tel.0558497023

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DICOMANO Station
The village, which is probably of Roman origin, rises on an important artery that leads to Romagna and to the Casentino. After being the domain of Lords Guidi, it passed under the rule of the Florentine Republic which fortified it. It expanded as a market-town above all after the opening of the Muraglione Road wanted by Leopoldo II di Lorena at the end of the 19th century.

----WHAT TO SEE
Santa Maria Parish church
The Romanic parish church is situated on a knoll to the NorthWest overlooking the village.
Open Saturday 16:00-17:00 and Sunday 10:00-12:30 Other visiting times by appointment tel. 055838050

St. Onofrio oratory

Situated just out of the village it is a rare example of the Italian neoclassicism.
Open Saturday 9:00-12.00 and 17:30-19:00; Sunday 17:30-19:00 Other visiting times by appointment: tel. 055838050

----ITINERARIES
The Etruscans of Frascole
The vast archeological excavation has brought to light settlements of the Bronze Age. Among the most remarkable recoveries a stele and clay fragments with engraved inscriptions.
Open from Easter Monday to the Third Sunday in October: Sunday and public holidays 10:00-12:00 and 15:00-1800. In July and August: Sunday and public holidays 10:0012:00 and 16:00-19:00. On other days group visits by appointment: tel. 055838541

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D i c o m a n o : The village D i c o m a n o : Santa Maria Parish church

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San Godenzo
San Godenzo belonged to the Lords Guidi, a family of Longobardi origin who came to Italy in the tenth century. There are still rare traces of the numerous fortress and castles which they had constructed on the territory. The village history is tied to the ancient abbey founded before the year one thousand. The exterior of the Benedectine building is similar to the Cathedral of Fiesole and it contains precious works by Baccio da Montelupo and Bernardo Daddi. The abbey in San Godenzo has been saved from the bombardments of the second world war that heavily hit the village situated on the Gothic line.

Casentinesi forest park, mount Falterona and Campigna

(ACCESS FROM CASTAGNO DANDREA)

The park, situated in the North Mugello on the boundary with the provinces of Arezzo and Forl, gives the possibility to discover a pure environment with routes that go as far as the sources of the river Arno and the Waterfall of the Acqua Cheta.

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
May fair (DICOMANO)
First week in May. For information: tel. 0558385407

Musical summer at Castagno dAndrea (S. GODENZO)

In August. For information: tel. 05584374023

D i c o m a n o : Chestnut woods S a n G o d e n z o :

Acqua Cheta waterfall

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CONTEA - LONDA Station

The railway station is at Contea, a fraction of the Commune of Dicomano three kilometers away. From Contea we reach Londa of Etruscan origin and it has been inhabited since the 6th century B.C. After, it has also been a Roman village and towards the year one thousand it became the dominion of the Lords Guidi that had the first group of buildings constructed on an islet at the confluece of the river Rincine with the Moscia: the village was called Isola (island), then L Onda (the wave) and finally Londa.

----WHAT TO SEE
The Londa lake
It is an artificial basin placed along the road that connects Arezzo with the Casentino and Florence

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
September feast and Pesca dArgento
The second week in September. For information: tel. 0558351518

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L o n d a : Landscape of the Village C o n t e a

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RUFINA Station
The first document that mentions Rufina is a Papal Seal of Gregory VIII in 1076. It was the property of the Lords Guidi of Pomela. Only after the first half of the 19th century the real inhabited centre was found near the bridge on the torrent Rufina. A remarkable wine production has developed on the hills surrounding the inhabited centre thanks to ancient families such as the Albizi and the Frescobaldi.

----WHAT TO SEE
Villa of Poggio Reale
It was erected in the 16th century, probably on a design by Michelangelo. It is now the seat of the Museum of the Vine and Wine.
For information: tel. 0558396552

----ITINERARIES
The road of the Rufina and Pomino Chianti Wines on the left of the SIEVE
On the left bank of the river Sieve, it is possible to visit villas, important farms and productive firms of the fine quality Chianti Rufina wine. - Azienda Agricola Il Cavaliere (FRASCOLE - DICOMANO)
Tel. and Fax 055 8386340

- I Busini (SCOPETI - RUFINA)

Tel. and Fax 0558397004

- Castello di Pomino (POMINO - RUFINA)

R u f i n a

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Tel 05527141 - Fax 055280205

PAG E

- Castello di Nipozzano (PELAGO)

Tel. 05527141 - Fax 055280205

R u f i n a : Bacco Artigiano

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- Fattoria di Travignoli (PELAGOON THE WAY TO VALLOMBROSA)

Tel. and Fax 0558311031

- Cantina V.I.C.A.S. (PONTASSIEVE)

Tel. 0558314020 - Fax 0558367363

- Fattoria di Selvapiana (RUFINA SELVAPIANA)

Tel 0558369848 - Fax 0558316840

- Casa Vinicola VI.SCO (RUFINA)

Tel. 0558397886 - Fax 0558399274

- Casa Vinicola Dreolino (RUFINA)

Tel. 0558397021

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Bacco Artigiano
The last week in September. For information: tel. 0558396552

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R u f i n a : Vineyard and F a r m h o u s e

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PONTASSIEVE Station
Pontassieve was born in a pre Etruscan period at the confluence of the river Sieve and the Arno. Some recoveries witness the Etruscan and Roman rule; it was the residence of various Lords from Filicaia. At the end of the year 1300 they had a bridge built on the river Sieve and they granted a license for a market since the village was on the cross roads of the Casentino, Arezzo and Romagna. In 1355 Cosimo I had the bridge rebuilt appending the Medici coat-of-arms on the side. The development of the town started in 1859 with the construction of the railway Milan-Rome-Naples which crossed Pontassieve.

----WHAT TO SEE
The historical centre with the entry gates Palazzo Sansoni Trombetta Medicean Bridge

----ITINERARIES
Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso
The Sanctuary was erected in a panoramic position on the slopes of Monte Romito in the vicinity of S. Brigida. In 1402 two shepherd girls were praying in front of a shine for the recovery of their father when Our Lady sitting on a stone appeared to them and granted the miracle. In 1490 the Sanctuary was built on the site.
Open every day 9:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00 Hospitality for pilgrims. For information: tel. 0558300013

P o n t a s s i e v e : The station P o n t a s s i e v e : Medicean Bridge

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The road of the Rufina and Pomino Chianti Wines on the right of the Sieve
On the right bank of the river Sieve, there are numerous productive firms of the Chianti Rufina D.O.C.G., of Vinsanto and extra-virgin olive oil. It is possible to visit the ancient farms, to taste and acquire the products: - Castello del Trebbio (SANTA BRIGIDA)
Tel. 0558304900 - Fax 0558304003

- Villa Bossi (PONTASSIEVE)

Tel. 0558317830 - Fax 0558364008

- Fattoria di Lavacchio (MONTEFIESOLE)

Tel. and Fax 0558317472 - Fax 0558317395

- Villa di Vetrice (MONTERIFRASSINE)

Tel. 0558397008 - Fax 0558399041

- Fattoria di Basciano (MONTEBONELLO)

Tel. 0558397034 - Fax 0558399250

- Fattoria di Colognole (COLOGNOLE)

Tel. 0558319870 - Fax 0558319605

Castello di Torre a Decima Molin del Piano

It was the residence of the De Pazzi family. The historical cellars can be visited.
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The visit of the castle is for groups by appointment Tel. 0558317804

P o n t a s s i e v e : Sanctuary of the Madonna del Sasso

Pelago
The original settlement dates back to prehistoric times, but the first

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group of buildings rose around a Medieval castle of the Lords Guidi one of the most powerful feudal families who extended their dominion from the Casentino to the Mugello, to Romagna. Great artists like Lorenzo Ghiberti and Giovanni del Ghirlandaio were born in the ancient village. Piazza Ghiberti is on sloping ground in respect to the higher part of the village and is enriched with ancient porticos and refined palaces. In the vicinity there is the splendid Villa di Altomena, which originally was a feudal castle and later transformed into a luxurious country house. Via Altomena, 22 Pelago Tel. 0558301001

Reggello
A charming little village on the hill of Pratomagno. Very interesting to visit is the Abbazia di Vallombrosa

----IMPORTANT EVENTS
Toscanello d'oro (PONTASSIEVE)
The third week in May. For information: tel. 05583601

On the road festival (PELAGO)

In July. For information: tel. 0558326236

The extra-virgin olive oil exhibition (REGGELLO)

In the first ten days of December. For information tel. 05586691
P o n t a s s i e v e : Landscape P e l a g o : A group of houses

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BARBERINO M.LLO
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** MOTEL BARBERINO
Via del Lago, 7 Tel. 0558420051 - Fax 0558420432

HOLIDAY HOMES
CASA SANTI ARCANGELI
Via dei Castagni, 38 - Santa Lucia Ostale Tel. 0558423152

BORGO S. LORENZO
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
**** HOTEL RIPA VERDE
Viale Giovanni XXIII, 36 Tel. 0558496003 - Fax 0558459379

** IL CAVALLO
Viale della Repubblica, 7 Tel. 0558418144 - Fax 0558418293

** GUALTIERI
Via S. Lucia, 7 - Loc. S. Lucia Tel. 0558423163

*** TRE FIUMI

Loc. Madonna dei Tre Fiumi, 16 - Ronta Tel. 0558403015 - Fax 0558403197

** IL SERGENTE
Via S. Lucia, 26 - Loc. Monte di F Tel. 0558423053

*** LA ROSA
Via Faentina, 105/a - Ronta Tel. 0558403010 - Fax 0558403385

* LA CAVALLINA
Via del Lago, 5/7 - Tel. e Fax 0558420086

*** MARRANI
Via Faentina, 128 - Ronta Tel. 0558403005 - Fax 0558403370

CAMPING-SITES
** IL SERGENTE
Via S. Lucia, 24 - Loc. Monte di F Tel. e Fax 0558423018

*** PARCO DEI FIORI

Via Faentina, 72 - Ronta Tel. 0558403067 - Fax 0558403348

*** VILLA EBE

Loc. Ferracciano, 11 - Luco Tel. 0558457507 - Fax 055848567

AGRITURISMO
IL PALAZZACCIO
Via Rezzano, 9 - Loc. Galliano Tel. 0558428110

** VILLA CERRETO * LA COLLA

Via Faentina, 69 - Passo della Colla Tel. 0558405013 33
PAG E

Via Campagna, 35 - Ronta Tel. 0558403039 - Fax 0558403370

POGGIO DI SOTTO
Via Galliano, 17 - Loc. Galliano Tel. 0558428447 - Fax 0558428449

B a r b e r i n o : Landscape B o r g o S a n L o r e n z o :

Landscape

ROOMS TO RENT
SOGGIORNO VITTORIA
Via G. di Vittorio, 16 - Tel. 0558495024

**** GIGIOLE
P.zza Carducci, 5 Tel. 054681209 - Fax 054681275

PALMIRA
Via Mulinaccio, 4/1 - Tel. 0558409749

*** TERME
V.le Terme, 37 - Tel. e Fax 054681144

AGRITURISMO
LA TOPAIA
Via San Giovanni Maggiore, 57 Tel. e Fax 0558408741

*** TRE COLLI

Via Gramsci, 9 Tel. 054681147 - Fax 054681203

*** VALVERDE
Via Lamone, 14 - Tel. e Fax 054681388

SANVITALE
Podere Macerata - Luco Campagna, 20 Tel. e Fax 0558401158

** LA ROCCA
Via delle Volte, 10 Tel. 054681180 - Fax 054680289

COLLEFERTILE
Loc. Arliano, 33 Tel. 0558495201 - Fax 055576065

ROOMS TO RENT
PARCO CARN
Via Rontana, 42 - Tel. 054681468

IL POGGIO ALLE VILLE

Loc. Le Ville - Mucciano Tel. 0558408752 - Fax 055599966

AGRITURISMO
FREGNANO E FREGNANELLO
Via Baccagnano, 37 - Tel. 054681536

IL POGGIOLO
Il Poggiolo - Salaiole Tel. 0558495545

RESIDENCE
MONSIGNOR DELLA CASA
Via di Mucciano, 7 Tel. 0558964770 - Fax 055899257

IL PALAZZO
Via Baccagnano, 11 - Tel. e Fax 054680338

LA QUERCIA
Via Molino del Rosso, 35 - Tel. 054681824

LA ROCCIA
Via Gabellotta, 16 - Tel. 054640250

AND ENVIRONS
B r i s i g h e l l a : Landscape D i c o m a n o : The portico

BRISIGHELLA
HOTELS
*** LA MERIDIANA

LA VALLE
Via Pideura, 11 - Tel. e Fax 054684994

MONTE ROTA
Via Bicocca, 15 - Tel. e Fax 054680296

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TORRE DEL MARTINO

Via Torre, 45 - Tel. e Fax 054689050

V.le Terme, 19 - Tel. e Fax 054681590

TORRE PRATESI
Via Cavina, 11 - Tel. 054684545

**** VITTORIA
Corso Garibaldi, 23 Tel. 054621508 - Fax 054629136

VALPIANA
Via Tura, 7 - Tel. e Fax 054688050

*** CLASS HOTEL

Via San Silvestro, 171 Tel. 054646662 - Fax 054646676

VILLA CORTE
Via Corte, 5 Tel. 054680380 - Fax 054688067

AGRITURISMO
IL LAGHETTO DEL SOLE
Via Pittora, 37 - Rivalta - Tel. 0546642196

DICOMANO
AND ENVIRONS
AGRITURISMO
IL CAVALIERE
Podere Vico - Loc. Frascole Tel. e Fax 0558386340

LA GERMANA
Via Germana, 6 - Sama - Tel. 054643359

LA SABBIONA
Via di Oriolo, 10 - Oriolo dei Fichi Tel. 0546642142

TRER
Via Casale, 19 - Casale - Tel. 054647034

I NIDI DI BELFORTE
Loc. Corella - Tel. e Fax 0558385163

VILLA SEVEROLA
Via San Silvestro, 196 - San Silvestro Tel. 054646245

IL FRANTOIO
Loc. Il Lago - Tel. e Fax 055838047

VIGNA ALLA CORTE

Loc. Villa alla Corte Tel. 0558387027 - Fax 0558397028

ROOMS TO RENT
BALDASSARRI MARIANNA
Via della Valle, 27 - Tel. 054620306

FAENZA
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
**** CAVALLINO
Via Forlivese, 185 Tel. 0546634411 - Fax 0546634440

LA GIULIA
Via S. Antonio, 6 - Tel. 054626551

MELANDRI MARIA LUISA

Via Nuova, 54 - Tel. 054626243

NAVIGLIO
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Via Granarolo, 88 - Tel. 054646956

F a e n z a : S. Maria dellAngelo church F a e n z a : Landscape of the city

PARADISO
Via Gallo Marcucci, 49 - Tel. 054623400

SAMOR SUSANNA
Via Gallo Marcucci, 49 - Tel. 054623400 ,

CAMPING-SITES
** LO STALE
Passo Futa al Postiglione - Tel. 055815297

AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** ANTICA CASA GUALTIERI
Via Nazionale, 81 - Fraz. Pietramala Tel. 055813596-7

FIRENZUOLA

REFUGES
BADIA DI MOSCHETA - LA SERRA
Moscheta - Fraz. Rifredo Tel. 0558144015

AGRITURISMO
IL CIGNO
Fraz. Covigliaio Cigno Tel. 055812091 - Fax 055300261

*** MONTEFREDDI
Fraz. Pietramala - Loc. Ca di Barba Tel. 055813433

LA CASETTA
Covigliaio - Loc. La Casetta - Tel. 055812038

** BERTI
Via Bolognese, 22 - Fraz. La Traversa Tel. 055815265

LA CHIESA
Chiesa - Fraz. Caburaccia - Tel. 0558101035

** JOLANDA
Fraz. San Pellegrino, 19 - Tel. 055819020

ROVIGNALE
Fraz. Castro San Martino - Capanne Tel. 0558149297-055819031

* ACCONCI
Piazza Agnolo, 18 - Tel. 055819053

BADIA DI MOSCHETA
Moscheta Fraz. Rifredo Tel. 0558144015

* LA FUTA
S. Jacopo a Castro, La Futa, 57 Tel. 055815255

* I CACCIATORI
Piazza Agnolo, 5 - Tel. 055819098

AND ENVIRONS
ROOMS TO RENT
IL PALAZZO
Loc. Caiano Tel. 0558351548

LONDA

ROOMS TO RENT
F i r e n z u o l a : San Lorenzo Parish church F i r e n z u o l a : Landscape

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CROCETTI
Via Imolese, 8 - Fraz. Moraduccio Tel. 055816010

PAG E

PIZZERIA LONDA
Piazza della Repubblica Tel 0558351813

AGRITURISMO
LA SERRA
Loc. Bulbana La Serra - Tel. 055804836

BARDI ROBERTA
Piazza della Repubblica, 7 Tel 0558351813

VILLA LUCIANO
Via della Rimembranza, 2 Tel 0558351865 - Fax 0558351867

PIANO ROSSO
Loc. Biforco Tel. 0558045345 - Fax 0546621061

CAMPING-SITES
CAMPO ALLOCA
Km 15 Statale 556 - Loc. Mandri Tel. 0558354060 (in inverno Tel. 0557321860)

CASALUCCIO DI GAMOGNA
Loc. Lutirano - Tel. 055804820

IL QUERCETO Centro di Equitazione

Loc. Abeto - Tel. 0558049900 (senza ricettivit)

AGRITURISMO
SAN LEOLINO
Loc. Vierle Trebbio - Tel. 0558351523

LA CASETTA Centro di Equitazione

Badia del Borgo, 11 Tel. 0558045094 (senza ricettivit)

VAMPERTI
Loc. Vamperti, 43 - Tel. e Fax. 0558351932

AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** IL LAMONE
Viale Baccarini, 28 - Tel. 0558042222

MARRADI

HOLIDAY HOMES
CASA VACANZE COLECCHIO
Via Palazzuolo - Loc. Colecchio Tel. 0558045974

REFUGES
CAMPIGNO
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** IL LAGO
Via Roma, 23 - Tel. 055804503

Campigno - Tel. 0558042273

M a r r a d i : Chestnut harvest time M a r r a d i : The station

* LE SCALELLE
Piazza Scalelle, 12 - Tel. 0558045106

VALNERA
Valnera, 1 - Tel. 0558044277

PALAZZUOLO S. SENIO
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** LOCANDA SENIO
Via Borgo dellOre, 1/3 - Tel. 0558046019

CA NOVA
Loc. Bibbiana, 21 - Tel. 0558046569

PELAGO
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** MIRAMONTI
Montemignaio - Consuma (Arezzo) Via Casentinese, 45 - Tel. 0558306566

** HOTEL EUROPA
Via M. Pagani, 2/4 Tel. 0558046011 - 0558046316

* LOCANDA BIAGI
Via Roma, 53 - Tel. 0558046064

ROOMS TO RENT
MALAVOLTI
Via Verdi, 18 - Tel. 0558046029

** SBARAGLI
Montemignaio - Consuma (Arezzo) Via Casentinese, 3 - Tel. 0558306500

CAMPING-SITES
CAMPEGGIO VISANO
Via Faggiola - Tel. 0558046106

* LO SPIEDO
Via Casentinese, 231 - Loc. Borselli Tel. 0558321688

RESIDENCE
ANTICO BORGO I CANCELLI (1 cat.)
Loc. I Cancelli Tel. 0558046578 - Fax 0558046063

* LA FORLIVESE
Via Forlivese, 110 - Loc. S. Francesco Tel. 0558368551 - Fax 0558313694

* CASINA DEGLI ABETI

Via Casentinese, 261 - Consuma Tel. 0558306510

AGRITURISMO
BADIA DI SUSINANA
P a l a z z u o l o : The portico P e l a g o : Grape harvest at Villa Altomena

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Loc. Badia di Susinana Tel. 0558046630 - Fax 0558046660

ROOMS TO RENT
VIGNALI FRANCA
Via Casentinese, 63 - Loc. Diacceto Tel. 0558326002

PAG E

FANTINO
Piedimonte Loc. Fantino - Tel. 0558046708

AGRITURISMO
VILLA GRASSINA
Loc. Grassina Tel. 0558326818 - Fax 0558326009

*** IL TREBBIOLO
Via del Trebbiolo, 8 - Molin del Piano Tel. 0558300098

* I VILLINI
Viale Diaz, 28 - Tel. 0558368140

POGGIO DI MONTEPESCOLI
Loc. Poggio di Montepescoli Via Campicuccioli, 27 - Tel. 0558301000

* LOCANDA NOVA
Via F.lli Monzecchi, 13 - Tel. 0558368192

IL TREBBIO
Loc. Il Trebbio, 48 - Tel. 0558301198

ROOMS TO RENT
CORTESE LEONARDO
Via Piave, 7 - Tel. 0558368192

RESIDENCE
CAMPICUCCIOLI
Via Aretina, 42 - Carbonile Tel. e Fax 0558311043

AGRITURISMO
VALLEBONA Equitazione Western
Via di Grignano, 32 - Loc. Monterifrassine Tel. 0558397246 - Fax 0558398518

CAPITETO

HOLIDAY HOMES AND FLATS

CASTELLONCHIO
Loc. Grassina Tel. 0558326818 - Fax 0558326009

Via S.E. in Acone, 74 Tel. 0558361600 - Fax 0558361734

TENUTA BOSSI
Via dello Stracchino, 32 - Sieci Tel. 0558317830 - Fax 0558364008

LA MASSA
Via di Valle, 10 - Tel. e Fax 0558328413

PONTASSIEVE
HOTELS
**** MODERNO

FATTORIA DI BASCIANO
Via Argomenna, 10 - Loc. Montebonello Tel. 0558397034 - Fax 0558399250

AND ENVIRONS

LA QUERCE
Via dello Stracchino, 46 - Sieci Tel. 0558364106

FATTORIA DI CINTOIA
Via del Palagio in Colognole, 58 Tel. 0558319647 - Fax 0558319830

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P e l a g o : Country cottage P o n t a s s i e v e

Via Londra, 5 Tel. 0558315541 - Fax 0558369281

CASABELLA
Via di Grignano, 38 - Tel e Fax 0558396168

*** ASTORIA
Circ. Rotonda, 26 Tel. 0544453960 - Fax 0544455419

FATTORIA DI COLOGNOLE
Via del Palagio,15 Tel. 0558319870 - Fax 0558319605

*** CAPPELLO
Via IV Novembre, 41 - Tel. 0544219813

CASTELLO DEL TREBBIO

Via S. Brigida, 9 - Molin del Piano Tel. 0558300051 - Fax 0558300502

*** CENTRALE BYRON

Via IV Novembre, 14 - Tel. 0544212225

*** CLASS HOTEL

Via della Lirica, 141 Tel. 0544270290 - Fax 0544270170

LA POZZA
Via della Torre, 52 - Molin del Piano Tel. e Fax 055861368

*** DIANA
Via G. Rossi, 47 Tel. 054439164 - Fax 054430001

HOLIDAY HOMES
COLORI NEL MONDO
Via di Doccia - Tel. 05583601

*** ITALIA
V.le Pallavicini, 4 Tel. 0544212363 - Fax 0544217004

*** MINERVA

RAVENNA
AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
**** BISANZIO
Via Salara, 30 Tel. 0544217111 - Fax 054432539

Via Maroncelli, 1/a Tel. 0544213711 - Fax 0544213711

*** MOCADORO-DIP.
Via Baiona, 18 Tel. 0544455002 - Fax 0544451172

*** ROMA
Via Candiano, 26 - Tel. 0544421515

*** ROMEA
Via Romea Sud, 1 Tel. 054461247 - Fax 054467847

**** JOLLY HOTEL MAMELI

P.zza Mameli, 1 Tel. 054435762 - Fax 0544216055
R a v e n n a : San Vitale Basilica R a v e n n a : Galla Placidia mausoleum

** CASA AMICA
Via Trieste, 11 - Tel. 0544421566

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*** ARGENTARIO
Via di Roma, 45 Tel. 054435555 - Fax 054435147

** MOCADORO
Via Baiona, 18 Tel. 0544450272 - Fax 0544451172

PAG E

** PICCOLO HOTEL
Via Baiona, 59 Tel. 0544450792 - Fax 0544451540

DOLORES
Via Ca Bosco, 1 - SantAntonio Tel. 0544483462

** RAVENNA
Via Maroncelli, 12 Tel. 0544212204 - Fax 0544212077

ELLANTO
Via Arcobologna, 110 - San Bartolo Tel. 0544497600

** SAN MARCO
Via Trieste, 403 - Tel. 0544436125

IL FOCOLARE
Via Dismano, 426 - Casemurate Tel. 0544554906

** AL GIACIGLIO
Via R. Brancaleone, 42 - Tel. 054439403

IL LUPO
Via SantAlberto, 356 - San Romualdo Tel. 0544483321

ROOMS TO RENT
BRANZANTI PIETRO
Via Fiume Abbandonato, 54 Tel. 054436509

LAZDORA
Carraia Vangaticcio, 14 - Madonna dellAlbero Tel. 0544497669

CANTO NICOLA
Via Trieste, 167 - Tel. 0544421169

LA CONTESSA DELLA BRASSICA

Via Basilica, 190 - SantAlberto Tel. 0544528800

CASA DEL CLERO CARD. GALEATI

Via Bixio, 5 - Tel. 054437150

LA MANERA
Via Staggi, 166 - Porto Fuori Tel. 0544433247

CASADIO ANITA
Via Chiavica Romea, 10 - Tel. 054445003

LA VALLETTA
Via Forello, 21 - SantAlberto Tel. 0544528119

MENGOZZI LINA
Via Baiona, 7 - Tel. 0544451338

AGRITURISMO
AGRITURISMO 2000
Via Ammonite, 293 - Santerno Tel. 0544417303

LA VECCHIA QUERCIA
Via Rossa, 4 - Mensa Matelica Tel. 0544554945

MARTELLI CLAUDIO
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CA BRUNA
S.S.S. Vitale dir. 84 - Fornace Zarattini Tel. 0544461461

Via F. Montone Abbandonato, 429 B.go Montone - Tel. 0544401744

R a v e n n a : San Francesco church R e g g e l l o : Landscape

PALAZZO MANZONI
Via Ponte della vecchia, 23 - San Zaccaria

VALENTINI GIORGIO
Via della Trafila, 25 - Savio Tel. 0544927253

**ABETINA
Via S.G. Gualberto - Loc. Saltino Tel. 055862010

VALENTINI GIOVANNI
Via dei Lombardi, 66 - Savio Tel. 0544939213

**BELVEDERE
Via S.G. Gualberto, 28 - Loc. Saltino Tel. 055862016

REGGELLO
HOTELS
****I CILIEGI

**CROCE DI SAVOIA
Via S.G. Gualberto - Loc. Saltino Tel. e Fax 055862035

AND ENVIRONS

**EUROPA
Piazza Amendola, 272 - Loc. I Ciliegi Tel. 055863018 - Fax 0558662051

**LE TERRAZZE
Via della Chiesa, 1 - Loc. Saltino Tel. e Fax 055862030

Piazza Amendola, 4 - Loc. I Ciliegi Tel. 055863451 - Fax 055863454

****VILLA RIGACCI
Via Manzoni 75 - Loc. Vaggio Tel. 0558656718 - Fax 0558656537

**MODERNO
Piazzale Roma, 6 - Loc. Saltino Tel. e Fax 055862002

***ARCHIMEDE
Via Ponte di Casalino, 68 - Loc. Pietrapiana Tel. 055869055 - Fax 055868584

**VILLINO MEDICI
Via Vallombrosa, 123 - Loc. Saltino Tel. 055862017

***GALILEO
Loc. Prulli - Tel. 055863341 - Fax 055863238

**BLU NIGHT
Via Giusti 36 - Loc. S. Clemente Tel. e Fax 0558654544

***GRAND HOTEL VALLOMBROSA

Via G. Carducci, 2 - Loc. Saltino Tel. 055862012 - Fax 05562035

RESIDENCE
***VILLA PITIANA
Via Provinciale per Tosi - Loc. Donnini Tel. 055860259 - Fax 055860326

***ITALIA
Piazza Potente, 26 Tel. 055868022 - Fax 0558695955
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***LA PORCINAIA
Via della Resistenza 2 - Loc. Tosi Tel. 055864616 - Fax 055864448

***FATTORIA DEGLI USIGNOLI

Loc. Piazza, 100 - S. Donato in Fronzano Tel. 0558652018 - Fax 0558652270

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HOLIDAY HOMES AND FLATS

PODERE CHIASSAIA
Pieve a Pitiana - Loc. Donnini Tel. 055860259 - 055860320 Fax 055860326

TORRE DEL CASTELLANO

Loc. Torre del Castellano - Cetina Tel. 055863108 - Fax 055216101

PODERE PICCIOLO
Loc. San Donato in Fronzano Tel. e Fax 0558652165

VILLA MANDRI
Via Mandri 41 - Tel. 055868895

PUGLIOLA 1^
Loc. Pugliola - Cancelli Tel. e Fax 0558695931

FATTORIA LA TORRE
Via Caselli - La Torre Tel. 055869106 - Fax 0559122442

ANTOGNONI
Loc. Misciano, 55 - Vaggio Tel. 0558656710

HOLIDAY HOMES
CASA CARRES
Via Pietrapiana, 56 - Loc. I Graffi Tel. 0558652001

COSTA
Loc. Le Coste, 4 - Montanino Tel. 0337677424

SAN JACOPO
Loc. I Ciai, 248 - Tel. 055869260

AGRITURISMO
VILLA CROCICCHIO
Loc. San Siro, 133 - Cascia Tel. 055868970 - Fax 055869102

FATTORIA DEGLI OLIVI

Loc. La Fabbrica - S. Donato Tel. 0558652006 - 05586520190 - 055374410

I BONSI
Loc. S. Agata - Pietrapiana Tel. 0558652118 (senza ricettivit)

LA FORNACINA
Loc. Fornacina - Montecuccoli Tel. 0558695502

PODERE CASALINO
Ponte Casalino, 66 Tel. 055868377 - Fax 0555000714

PODERE REGGIOLO
Loc. San Donato in Fronzano Tel. e Fax 0558652048

MONTALBANO
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BELLOSGUARDO
Via Pugliola, 53-54 - Loc. Cancelli Tel. 0558695645 - Fax 0558695644

Montalbano, 112 - S. Donato in Fronzano Tel. e Fax 0558652158

R e g g e l l o : Cascia Parish church R u f i n a

LAVANA
Loc. Lavana - Tel. 0558695789

LA FONTE
Loc. I Sorbi - S. Donato in Fronzano Tel. 0558652076 - Fax 0558368397

** SILVANO
Via Forlivese, 69 - Tel. 0558374043

** MURAGLIONE
Passo del Muraglione Tel. 0558374393

RUFINA
HOTELS

AND ENVIRONS

AGRITURISMO
LA GERMANA
Loc. Spaliena, 157 - Tel. 0558374244

*** LA SPERANZA
Via Piave, 14 - Tel. 0558397027

** DA MARINO
Via Forlivese, 21 - Tel. 0558397030

CENTRO ESCURSIONISTICO VETRICETO

Loc. Vetriceto - Tel. 0558374260

ROOMS TO RENT
LA SOSTA AI BUSINI
Via Scopeti Alto, 77 - Loc. Castiglioni Tel. 0558397809 - Fax 0558397004

TENUTA MAZZINI
Castagneto Il Moro, 46 - Tel. 0558374386

AGRITURISMO
FATTORIA DI PETROGNANO
Via di Petrognano, 40 Tel. 0558318812 - Fax 0558364008

AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
*** E B E

S. PIERO A SIEVE

S. GODENZO
S c a r p e r i a : S. Agata village S a n G o d e n z o

Via le Mozzete, 1/A Tel. 0558498333 - Fax 055848567

AND ENVIRONS

** LA FELICINA
Piazza Colonna, 14 Tel. 0558498181 - Fax 0558498157

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HOTELS
** AGNOLETTI
Via Forlivese, 64 - Tel. 0558374016

*EBE
Via Cafaggio, 15 Tel. 055848019 - Fax 055848567

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CAMPING-SITES TOURIST VILLAGE

*** MUGELLO VERDE
Via Massorondinaio, 39 Tel. 055848511 - Fax 0558486910

IL PALAGIO
Viale Dante, 99 - Tel. 055846376

FARM HOTELS
AGO Equiturismo equestre
Loc. S. Clemente Tel. 0558492013 (senza ricettivit)

FARM HOTELS
TREBBIO & CO.
Loc. Trebbio Tel. e Fax 055848088 Fax 0558486910

VAGLIA
HOTELS

AND ENVIRONS

AND ENVIRONS
HOTELS
** HOTEL CANTAGALLO
Viale Kennedy, 17 Tel. 0558430442 - Fax 0558430443

SCARPERIA

**** DEMIDOFF HOTEL

Via S. Iacopo, 51/a - Tel. 055409772

*** GIOTTO PARK HOTEL

Via Roma, 11 - Loc. Bivigliano Tel. 055406608

** PADELLINO
Viale Stazione, 22 - Tel. 055407902

* ALBERGO IL GIOGO
Passo del Giogo, 50 - Tel. 055846051

** SCOIATTOLI
Via Montesenario - Tel. 055406859

RESIDENCES
RESIDENCE CANTAGALLO (1^ cat.)
Via F.lli Cervi, 16 Tel. 0558430828 - Fax 0558430443

** LA BRUNA
Via Roma, 48 - Loc. Bivigliano Tel. 055406614

* PATERNO Pizzeria
45 Via Paterno, 3 - Tel. 055407930
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ROOMS TO LET
GUEST HOUSE
Viale Dante, 95 - Tel. 0558430207

* LE TERRAZZE Pizzeria
Via Bolognese, 27 - Loc. Montorsoli Tel. 055401434 - 055401782

S a n

P i e r o

S i e v e

Va g l i a : Landscape

CAMPING-SITES
** POGGIO DEGLI UCCELLINI
Loc. Bivigliano - Tel. 055406725

LA COLOMBAIA
Via Vespignano, 149 Tel. 0558448028

FATTORIA LE CASE
Via S. P. Maggiore, 20 Tel. 055844090

AGRITURISMO
PODERI DI COIANO
Via di Paterno, 17 - Tel. 055407680

FATTORIA DI CASOLE
Via Casole, 30 - Casole Tel. 0558497383

VICCHIO
HOTELS

PODERE LA MADONNA
Loc. Zufolana, 42 Tel. 0558448249

AND ENVIRONS

MUCCIANELLO
Via Vespignano - Muccianello Tel. 0558448017

*** VILLA CAMPESTRI

Via Campestri, 23 Tel. 0558490107 - Fax 0558490108

* DA LIDO
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 5 - Tel. 055844050

HOLIDAY HOMES AND FLATS

TENUTA DI CASOLE
Loc. Casole Tel. e Fax 055844098

CAMPING-SITES
** RESIDENCE PARK VAL DI SIEVE
Loc. Rossoio - Tel. 055844256

MONTELLERI
Tel. 0558448638

** VECCHIO PONTE
Via Costoli, 10 - Tel. 0558448306

V i c c h i o

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AGRITURISMO
SEGONI
Loc. Villore, 202 - Tel. e Fax 0558493123

V i c c h i o : Montelleri lake

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Comunit Montana Mugello Alto Mugello Val di Sieve

Tourist office
Via P. Togliatti, 45 - 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo (FI) Tel. 0558495346 - Fax 0558456288 Open 09.00-13.00 (Tourist information material available) E-mail: montana@newnet.it

ON FOOT

Provincia di Ravenna
Assessorato al Turismo
P.zza dei Caduti per la Libert, 2/4 - 48100 Ravenna Tel. 0544541111 - Fax 0544216293 Internet: www.racine.ra.it/ravennaintorno

BY BICYCLE

F.S. Station in Borgo San Lorenzo

Information on Florence-Faenza line Tel. 0558459116 (Attended bicycles are alloved on trains marked with the special sign)

BY CAR

Azienda di Promozione Turistica di Firenze

Via Manzoni, 16 - 50121 Firenze Fax 0552346286

BY BUS

Public trasports
SITA - Tel. 055483651 - 055166845010 CAP - Tel. 055214637 MAGHERINI - Tel. 0558397264 STAM - Tel. 055841210 F.LLI ALTERINI - Tel. 055869258
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i n f o r m a t i o n

Information Offices and Hotel Bookings

Borgo San Lorenzo Borgoinforma
P.zza Garibaldi, 1 - 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo Tel. e Fax 0558456230 - Tel. 0558496190

Brisighella
Piazzetta Porta Gabolo, 5 - 48013 Brisighella Apertura stagionale: Tel. e Fax 054681166 Per informazioni in altri periodi: Tel. 054681491 - Fax 054680295

Faenza
P.zza del Popolo, 1 - 48018 Faenza Tel. e Fax 054625231

Marradi
Via La Torre, 3 - 50034 Marradi Apertura stagionale:Tel. 0558045170

Pontassieve
Via Tanzini, 14 - 50065 Pontassieve Tel. e Fax 0558315825

Ravenna
Via Salara, 8/12 - 48100 Ravenna Tel. 054435404 - Fax 0544482670

Vaglia
P.sso Parco Villa Demidoff - 50030 Pratolino Apertura stagionale:Tel. 055409784

Information and Guided Tours for Tourists

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Turismo Ambiente
Via Bandini, 6 - 50032 Borgo San Lorenzo (FI) Tel. e Fax 0558458793

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Figline V.no (Firenze) Text by:

COMUNIT MONTANA MUGELLO ALTO MUGELLO VAL DI SIEVE

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FOTO GRIFONI, NOFERINI, VIANELLI, BARLETTI, BALDI NERI

Provincia Ravenna Photolith:

PROFESSIONAL DTP VENANZONI

Printed by:

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