St. Francis Gate – View of Casole d'Elsa loop from Casino di Terra

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St. Francis Gate – View of Casole d'Elsa loop from Casino di Terra

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St. Francis Gate – View of Casole d'Elsa loop from Casino di Terra

06:56

103km

1,660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 22.6 km for 4 m

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Train Station

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15.2 km

View of Volterra

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Very worth seeing, you have to see it

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22.8 km

St. Francis Gate

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Volterra is a fortified city in Italy, southwest of Florence.

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26.1 km

Grande Cretto by Mauro Staccioli (Volterra Loop)

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One of the climbs to get to Volterra. The landscape is very suggestive.

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29.1 km

View of the Tuscan Hills and Stone Sculptures at Villa Felice

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We didn't eat here, but it looks nice and cozy

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47.3 km

View of Casole d'Elsa

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Casole d’Elsa, an ancient Etruscan settlement, is a village located on the back of a hill that offers the visitor a highly suggestive panoramic view of the Sienese countryside. In …

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50.4 km

View of Casole d'Elsa

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58.9 km

View of Monteguidi

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Monteguidi is the classic Tuscan village that you expect to find perched on a hill, immersed in a postcard landscape. As you climb, the panorama opens up in all its …

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