Path of the Reclamation | |
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Itinerary type | Cycle lane |
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State | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Territory | Arezzo area, Val di Chiana Arezzo, Val di Chiana senese |
Start | Arezzo |
end | Closed |
Length | 62 km |
Time | 5 hours |
Difference in height | almost 0 m |
Difference in descent | almost 0 m |
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Path of reclamation is an itinerary that develops through the Tuscany.
Introduction
Geographical notes
It develops on the ancient road for the maintenance of the Canale maestro della Chiana, which runs along its banks, between the cities of Arezzo is Closed.
Who is it for?
It is aimed at cyclists who want to travel a beaten path.
How to get
By plane
- 1 Pisa-San Giusto Airport (Galileo Galilei Airport, IATA: PSA).
- 2 Florence-Peretola Airport (Amerigo Vespucci Airport, IATA: FLR).
By car
Arezzo can be reached from the highway Milan-Naples (Arezzo exit). It is also easily reachable using the E-45 highway (then continuing on the
).
On the train
- 3 Arezzo station. The Arezzo station is located on the line Milan-Rome-Naples, and connections with Florence.
Stages
- 4 Chiusa dei Monaci, built around 1151 by the friars of the monastery of Santa Flora and Lucilla of Arezzo as a weir, with the function of regulating the flow of water from the marshy area of the Valdichiana towards the Arno.
- The 5 Callone di Valiano, built in 1723 to regulate both the water level of the lakes Montepulciano and of Closed, and the unloading of the same in the Canal Maestro also for the purpose of ensuring their navigability.
- The 6 Montepulciano lake, with its natural reserve, a protected area established in 1996.
- The 7 Chiusi lake, a protected natural area of local interest, site of community importance and special protection area: there is one of the major heronries in Central Italy. In the southern part of the lake there is also an 8-hectare WWF oasis.
- The 8 towers of Beccati This and of Beccati This other, made by the Sienese and Perugians at the beginning of the 1400s.
Safety
The entire track is well signposted and with several support points. Very popular especially in spring.
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