HomeItinerari through the countryside of Castagneto Carducci
through the countryside of Castagneto Carducci
An easy pedal around the old village of Castagneto Carducci, visiting an area that is rich in vineyards and olive groves. An opportunity to discover the places where one of the most highly esteemed DOC wines in Italy is produced, that of Bolgheri.
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Località di partenza:
Regione Toscana, Provincia di Livorno, Castagneto Carducci
We start from the end of Viale Umberto I, immediately after the
boundary of the historical centre, from the summit of which we head
east. We go down the SP 329 that leads to Sassetto for a few meters and
after two bends, near the cemetery, we turn left down a steep hill,
following the signs for a oil mill.
We pass a group of houses where we can clearly see alongside us the
hill on which Castagneto is built. We ride along on the flat for a
short while, followed by a series of steep sections with a view of the
sea. When we reach some pines, we climb up again and the road becomes
steeper. We can now see all the hills on the inner slope and continue
along this enjoyable section going up and down in rapid succession.
As soon as we pass a restaurant, a bend on the left brings us near a
turn-off, near a second restaurant; here we continue down the steep
asphalted hill which has a slightly rough surface in sections. We come
out onto a little road which we follow, not towards the indicated olive
grove, but in the other direction, until we come to a turn-off. If we
go straight on we pass some farms, but we turn and take the long avenue
between thick olive trees. Thus we arrive at the Bolgheri provincial
road between Castagneto and Bolgheri. This countryside is not
only beautiful but it also plays a very important role in Italian
wine production. The Bolgheri DOC (appellation controleée) accounts for
almost all the vines we pass in this area and the name of the vineyards
we meet along our route are some of the most famous in the world; in
fact the signs along the Strada del Vino Costa degli Etruschi remind us
of this very fact. We continue through the wine producers and
olive groves keeping the village of Bolgheri as our reference, and take
a bend on the left proceeding in the shade of the vegetation that is
becoming thicker. Riding on through the farms we come to a short
series of humps which we interrupt to take the municipal road of
Ferruggini that leads to the old Aurelia. We ride under two enormous
pines and continue through the crops. The farms and vineyards continue
at both sides of our route that goes straight on meeting only two small
bends. Here we see paths that lead into the vineyards and we come out
onto the SP 39, where we must go left in the direction of Donoratico.
There are no turn-offs, except for some cart tracks that lead into the
fields, and after four kilometres we arrive at the junction that we
take to pedal along the SP 329. We continue going straight on until we
arrive just under the village of Castagneto. We have to ride up a
three-kilometre hill to reach it, which we find after passing the signs
for Via Bolgherese that we took on our way out.
This
itinerary is part of a collection that the magazine “Trekking”,
together with the APT (Provincial Tourist Authority) of the Tuscan
Coast, has dedicated to the most beautiful trekking routes in this
area. A series of itineraries that will help you discover lovely places
and will introduce you to a district that has great environmental and
cultural appeal.
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