Monte Amiata: an extinct volcano in Tuscany

Amiata, Internal Hills and Metalliferous Hills, Maremma Grossetana, Mountains, Province of Grosseto, Province of Siena 229 Views

Upper between 400,000 and 200,000 years ago. It is located in the southern part of the region, in Maremma, and is visible from a great distance. For example, on clear days, it is clearly visible from the Florentine Chianti which is about 80 km as the crow flies. The mountain rises to 1,738 meters above sea level and is heavily ...

Casentino: forests, lonely hermitages, nature and tranquility

Casentino, Hills, Landscapes, Mountains, Province of Arezzo 231 Views

Casentino is a valley crossed by the River Arno, here is the source of the most important river of Tuscany, set among the hills of Pratomagno and the Tosco-Romagnolo Apennine. The territory covers approximately 800 square kilometers in the northern part of the province of Arezzo. It is bordered to the north by the Emilia-Romagna and to the west by the province ...

Apuan Alps: the Marble Mountains

Landscapes, Mountains, Natural Parks, Province of Lucca, Province of Massa and Carrara 1,906 Views

The Apuan Alps are probably the most beautiful mountains of Tuscany, located near the sea between Garfagnana and Lunigiana are universally famous for the marble that is extracted from its quarries since antiquity. MARBLE MOUNTAINS The mountains are rugged and inaccessible and recall, for their rugged form, the Dolomites. Apuan Alps are now a Regional Natural Park (Parco naturale regionale ...