The best road cycling routes in Zona Di Protezione Speciale Poggio Tre Cancelli

Exploring the flower fields in Tuscany means following the rhythm of the seasons. In late spring, discover poppy and iris fields in the Val d'Orcia and Chianti. In early summer, be enchanted by the lavender of Santa Luce and the sunflowers of Mugello. Here are the best fields and floral itineraries divided by period and flower: Poppies (May): The Val d'Orcia and Crete Senesi offer spectacular expanses along the white roads, especially around Pienza and San Quirico d'Orcia. Irises (Late April - May): Wild irises grow between the Valdarno and Chianti; to admire them cultivated and in unique historical contexts, visit the Iris Garden of Florence. Lavender (June - August): The Provincial Road of the Hills connecting Orciano Pisano to Santa Luce turns purple, creating landscapes similar to Provence. Sunflowers (July): Fields are easily found in various areas, including the Mugello (near Lake Bilancino) and the Livornese coast in Vada.

The Pieve di San Giusto in Suvereto is one of the most important and fascinating Romanesque buildings in the province of Livorno. Located at the entrance to the medieval village in Piazza Vittorio Veneto, its existence has been documented since 923. The current building, however, dates back to 1189, the year it was rebuilt by the masters Barone Amico and Bono da Calci. It features elements of light limestone alternating with dark bands of a typically Pisan style. The main entrance is flanked by two columns supporting two apotropaic lions. The structure has a single nave with a visible wooden truss ceiling. Inside, an ancient, finely decorated marble baptismal font is preserved. In an internal niche, there are remains of medieval frescoes; on the transept, the epigraph attesting to the completion date (1189) is still legible.

The Romanesque portal of the Pieve di San Giusto in Suvereto. The facade is decorated with an elegant portal surmounted by a round arch, famous for its carved capitals. Although it existed before the year 1000, the current structure was rebuilt in the 12th century.

La Fonte degli Angeli is the most prestigious public monument of the medieval village of Suvereto (Livorno), located just outside the historic walls along the state road to Monterotondo. Originally created in ancient times, the structure took on its current appearance in 1582, when it was restored at the behest of Jacopo VI d'Appiano, prince of Piombino. For centuries, it represented the main source of water supply and public washhouse for the community.

The Montioni Interprovincial Park (also known as Montioni Natural Park) is a protected natural area of approximately 7,000 hectares located straddling the provinces of Livorno and Grosseto. The park is famous for its dense Mediterranean scrub dominated by holm oak woods and houses important historical and mining evidence within it, particularly related to the Napoleonic period and the extraction of alum.

The Archaeological Museum is housed in the ancient Palazzo del Podestà (1225), which overlooks the Piazza del Duomo of Massa Marittima. The collection is organized into sections, ordered chronologically from the lower paleolithic to the etruscan age; the main piece of the prehistoric collection is the eneolithic statue-stele of Vado all’Arancio, the only find of its type in Maremma; the etruscan finds come mainly from excavations carried out at the village of Lago dell’Accesa, they are mainly kitchenware, loom weights, fishing weights and bricks; also present are the funerary trousseaux found in the necropolises, especially pottery (figulina clay and bucchero), bronze fibulae, iron pot stands, iron and bronze weapons. On the ground floor, an educational section is set up with a life-size reconstruction of typical caves: a paleolithic and an eneolithic one. Guided tours and educational activities, organization of cultural events and film screenings are available.

The Palazzo Comunale of Massa Marittima, located in Piazza Garibaldi, is an imposing 13th-14th century travertine building, the hub of medieval Tuscan power. The complex, characterized by three floors of mullioned windows and 19th-century battlements, combines the 14th-century Torre del Bargello (formerly Biserno) with the Sienese Gothic central body. The facade features the Medici coat of arms and a 15th-century bas-relief. Travertine structure composed of several blocks, with the Torre del Bargello (13th century) and the Gothic central body (14th century). It features the Medici coat of arms (1555), a bas-relief by Urbano da Cortona (15th century), and commemorative plaques of Giuseppe Garibaldi. It houses the Cappella dei Priori (frescoed in 1525, now the Mayor's office) and Igor Mitoraj's sculpture "Icarus" in the atrium.

Massa Marittima is visible from many parts of the plain, because it is built in a dominant position, precisely to see what was happening on the plain