Posts Tagged ‘montaione’

Mountain bike holidays in Tuscany.

Discovering  holidays mtb traks of Montaione (Florence) countryside.

Hello, guys, how re you? Long time I do not write in Belmonte’s blog  and I am sorry for this but I was doing a very interesting activity that can be nice for you. I am tracking the amazing tracks of Montaione countryside. As you well know Montaione countryside is one of the most typical part of Tuscany, and it is known all over the word for its countryside, the real Chianti style. Here around Belmonte there are a lots of paths that develope themselves around woods, hills, rivers and lakes. Most of them are highlithed in some local maps. Mostly during the paths it is likely to find also some historical hits, like the Roman cistern or the abandouned castle of Vignale…. Belive me, it is very amusement to ride down these tracks.

Tracking with gps.

My idea would be to track these paths with my new gps garmin h-trex legend. It is very easy since I need just to ride down Read the rest of this entry »

We all were there like every year to attend the event. In this post I will share with you my experience Montaione on the truffle festival.

a big Truffle on the truffle fair in Montaione

The fair started on Saturday, October the 24th at Villa Serena, with a funny show and a live concert held in the evening inside the theatre of Montaione.

But the real festival day was Sunday the 25th. At 10 am many stands opened their doors, and from that moment we had the opportunity to taste and buy lots of typical Tuscan products such as Extra Virgin olive oil, wine, mushrooms, cheese, chestnuts, different kind of salami and good truffle.

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