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Lake of the Idols – Bocca Pecorina loop from Pratovecchio Stia

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Lake of the Idols – Bocca Pecorina loop from Pratovecchio Stia

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Lake of the Idols – Bocca Pecorina loop from Pratovecchio Stia

03:50

29.0km

1,150m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

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Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi, Monte Falterona e Campigna

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Arno Source (Capo d'Arno)

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On the southern slope of Mount Falterona, at an altitude of 1,358 metres, there is a spring (called Capo d'Arno), considered the origin of the river of the same name and the largest Tuscan watercourse. The precise location is marked by a plaque with Dante's famous verses written on it: «Through half of Tuscany there is a river that originates in Falterona and a hundred miles of course does not satisfy it» (Dante Alighieri, Divine Comedy, Purgatory, Canto XIV).

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Lake of the Idols

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The lake is an important archaeological site which over the years has yielded hundreds of Etruscan remains. Many statuettes of idols, votive offerings and weapons have been found in and around its waters. It is thought that in ancient times this was a sort of natural sanctuary: the Etruscans venerated the waters of this lake, perhaps attributing it thaumaturgical powers.

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