Type: naturalistic, archaeological
Approximate distance: 47 km
This itinerary is designed for those who want to integrate the car journey with walking, crossing a territory where nature and human presence have intertwined for millennia. The departure from Radicofani immediately introduces a harsh and engraved landscape, which accompanies the exit from the Val d’Orcia towards the Monte Cetona area, characterized by wooded hills and more secluded environments.
🏺 Cetona Natural Archaeological Park: inhabiting and crossing
The first stop is the Cetona Natural Archaeological Park, where archaeology and landscape are read together. Caves frequented since the Paleolithic, rock settlements, and traces from the Etruscan era recount how these hills have been used over time as places of refuge, passage, and settlement. Here the territory is not a backdrop to the finds: it is an integral part of the narrative.
🌲 Monte Cetona: the landscape seen on foot
From the park, you reach the Monte Cetona car park, the starting point for a walking section that represents the heart of the experience. Trekking allows you to truly enter the landscape: woods, trails, rocky outcrops, and panoramic points allow you to perceive the morphology of the territory at a different, slower, and more direct pace. It is a moment designed for those who want to walk the landscape, not just cross it.
💧 Fonte Vetriana: water, rest, and refreshment
The stop at Fonte Vetriana introduces a more daily and concrete dimension. The spring, historically used as a watering point and refreshment along the routes, is today an ideal place for a break immersed in nature, before returning towards Radicofani following secondary and quiet roads.
Why choose it
An ideal itinerary for those seeking nature, movement, and silence, and who want to integrate the car journey with a walking experience. Archaeology immersed in the landscape, wooded environments, and historic springs combine in a route that favors direct contact with the territory, making it perfect for those who love to read the places by walking them.
