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View of Casamona – Pieve di San Pietro at Gropina loop from Loro Ciuffenna
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View of Casamona – Pieve di San Pietro at Gropina loop from Loro Ciuffenna
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View of Casamona – Pieve di San Pietro at Gropina loop from Loro Ciuffenna
03:01
33.7km
920m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 10, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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1
416 m
View of Ponte di Loro
Highlight • Viewpoint
2
642 m
Loro Ciuffenna Historic Village and Waterfalls
Highlight • Settlement
Recognized as one of the most beautiful villages in Italy by the homonymous association, Loro Ciuffenna has ancient roots and is perched on the Ciuffenna river. Picturesque, absolutely worth a visit, it has various churches and bridges that allow you to glimpse waterfalls and mills.
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3
3.66 km
Vigna delle Sanzioni
Highlight • Monument
Pedaling alone has become tiring, not on the legs but on the head. Thinking about what happens a short distance from us in Ukraine and what could affect us in the event of an escalation takes the place of the pleasure of pedaling. For me it's like this, I don't know for you, so I prefer a ride with friends and some light discussion about football and the surrounding area.
Then you pass in front of the VINEYARD OF SANCTIONS and you understand well that historical events and events do not abandon you, they make you meditate that today was our yesterday...
The Vigna delle Sanzioni is a monumental historic vineyard from the early twentieth century. It is an agricultural work located in my municipality, in Loro Ciuffenna (Ar), located along the ancient road of Etruscan-Roman origin Setteponti.
Overlooked by the Pieve di Gropina, its nickname "Sanctions" derives from the economic measures imposed by the League of Nations on the Kingdom of Italy starting from 18 November 1935 in response to Mussolini's attack against the Empire of Ethiopia. The issue became thorny, but, after months of international pressure, on 4 July 1936 the sanctions were lifted, the League of Nations discredited, and fascist Italy rejoiced. To remember all this, the vineyard was commissioned by the Italian government in 1936 as a manifesto of national greatness and reform.
More than 100 workers were employed in its construction: men, women and children worked every day for two years, using the mere strength of their arms, simple iron tools, boxes of dynamite, a few mules and some Chianina cows. ; a great collective undertaking of the post-war period to transform a mountain into a living sculpture.
Before closing, thanks for the contents and some photos (including the night view of the Valdarno that can be seen from the top of the Monumental Vineyard) found on Leoperseo's Wikipedia (Commons Wikimedia)
Then you pass in front of the VINEYARD OF SANCTIONS and you understand well that historical events and events do not abandon you, they make you meditate that today was our yesterday...
The Vigna delle Sanzioni is a monumental historic vineyard from the early twentieth century. It is an agricultural work located in my municipality, in Loro Ciuffenna (Ar), located along the ancient road of Etruscan-Roman origin Setteponti.
Overlooked by the Pieve di Gropina, its nickname "Sanctions" derives from the economic measures imposed by the League of Nations on the Kingdom of Italy starting from 18 November 1935 in response to Mussolini's attack against the Empire of Ethiopia. The issue became thorny, but, after months of international pressure, on 4 July 1936 the sanctions were lifted, the League of Nations discredited, and fascist Italy rejoiced. To remember all this, the vineyard was commissioned by the Italian government in 1936 as a manifesto of national greatness and reform.
More than 100 workers were employed in its construction: men, women and children worked every day for two years, using the mere strength of their arms, simple iron tools, boxes of dynamite, a few mules and some Chianina cows. ; a great collective undertaking of the post-war period to transform a mountain into a living sculpture.
Before closing, thanks for the contents and some photos (including the night view of the Valdarno that can be seen from the top of the Monumental Vineyard) found on Leoperseo's Wikipedia (Commons Wikimedia)
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4
10.3 km
View of Casamona
Highlight • Viewpoint
Beautiful panorama and calm
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14.2 km
Pineta delle Casacce
Forest
6
16.1 km
Etruscan Trails on Pratomagno
Highlight • Trail
The Pratomagno massif preserves ancient Etruscan remains, having been a sacred site for centuries and a strategic link between Arezzo and Fiesole. Along the ridge paths, you'll encounter sites of great archaeological fascination, where the presence of this ancient civilization blends with the mountain's wild nature.
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7
16.3 km
Borgo di Anciolina
Highlight • Settlement
Ancient village in the municipality of Loro Ciuffenna
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8
32.0 km
Pieve di San Pietro at Gropina
Highlight • Religious Site
From the stone forests of cathedrals all over Europe, from the Celts to a comic strip, there lives a being who watches us from his eternal dimension: the Green Man. This being is present in the marvelous 12th century PIEVE DI SAN PIETRO. Among the most beautiful and important Romanesque churches you will find in TUSCANY. The name originates from the Etruscan word KRUPINA, meaning people, country.
We find the GREENMAN in the second column, among acanthus leaves and demonic masks with plant motifs. This image introduces an interesting study that hypothesizes the presence of the "GREEN MAN" in Gropina.
A symbology of human and semi-human heads submerged in the vegetation that overflows from the mouth and ears. A metaphor of the forces of evil that bind the human being without escape. A vision born from an ancient Anglo-Saxon pagan cult spread inexplicably all over the world.
A cult that we find in India, Germany, France, Indonesia up to Israel, in the #templary churches in Jerusalem.
But this is an Etruscan territory, its history is lost even further back in time. At that time an ancient pagan temple dedicated to DIANA stood here.
The parish church is located on the ancient CASSIAVETUS (which still today connects AREZZO to FLORENCE and is one of the oldest churches in Tuscany. It was even mentioned by #CARLOMAGNO in 780 AD.
But the oddities and the charm of this parish, recognized as a NATIONAL MONUMENT, do not end here. The capitals of the naves contain an authentic medieval bestiary with monsters and fantastic animals related to scenes from the Bible.
The sow suckling four piglets, identified as the seasons. A she-wolf with an open mouth, a symbol of evil always lurking and a wolf devouring a sheep.
But you will also find the Knights Templar on horseback armed with shields and spears, as they fight two demons. A fact that supports that the parish would have hosted the Knights Templar.
Each capital deserves an accurate description, but because the fifth column is devoid of images. Unusual that both fifth columns have no images ... why? A mystery within the mystery.
You will also find the CHIMERA, a legendary monster in Greek mythology, symbol of the nearby city of Arezzo, with a lion's head and body, on its back it carries a dragon's head and has a snake's tail.
About twenty steps then lead us into the basement, with the foundations of two buildings, in addition to the Romanesque one, there was also an early Christian church here. An object of enormous interest due to the amount of enigmatic symbolism is the pulpit, one of the most mysterious and magical in Italy. Just look at it to be intrigued and at the same time kidnapped by the interrogative images.
The balustrade is supported by two columns knotted together and has a frieze of "praying" men at the base. Above the symbolic representation of 3 evangelists and on the left side a two-tailed siren and a man in contortion clinging to two snakes that apparently seem to be biting him. Set in a unique landscape, surrounded by greenery, if you pass by these parts, you cannot absolutely miss it.
We find the GREENMAN in the second column, among acanthus leaves and demonic masks with plant motifs. This image introduces an interesting study that hypothesizes the presence of the "GREEN MAN" in Gropina.
A symbology of human and semi-human heads submerged in the vegetation that overflows from the mouth and ears. A metaphor of the forces of evil that bind the human being without escape. A vision born from an ancient Anglo-Saxon pagan cult spread inexplicably all over the world.
A cult that we find in India, Germany, France, Indonesia up to Israel, in the #templary churches in Jerusalem.
But this is an Etruscan territory, its history is lost even further back in time. At that time an ancient pagan temple dedicated to DIANA stood here.
The parish church is located on the ancient CASSIAVETUS (which still today connects AREZZO to FLORENCE and is one of the oldest churches in Tuscany. It was even mentioned by #CARLOMAGNO in 780 AD.
But the oddities and the charm of this parish, recognized as a NATIONAL MONUMENT, do not end here. The capitals of the naves contain an authentic medieval bestiary with monsters and fantastic animals related to scenes from the Bible.
The sow suckling four piglets, identified as the seasons. A she-wolf with an open mouth, a symbol of evil always lurking and a wolf devouring a sheep.
But you will also find the Knights Templar on horseback armed with shields and spears, as they fight two demons. A fact that supports that the parish would have hosted the Knights Templar.
Each capital deserves an accurate description, but because the fifth column is devoid of images. Unusual that both fifth columns have no images ... why? A mystery within the mystery.
You will also find the CHIMERA, a legendary monster in Greek mythology, symbol of the nearby city of Arezzo, with a lion's head and body, on its back it carries a dragon's head and has a snake's tail.
About twenty steps then lead us into the basement, with the foundations of two buildings, in addition to the Romanesque one, there was also an early Christian church here. An object of enormous interest due to the amount of enigmatic symbolism is the pulpit, one of the most mysterious and magical in Italy. Just look at it to be intrigued and at the same time kidnapped by the interrogative images.
The balustrade is supported by two columns knotted together and has a frieze of "praying" men at the base. Above the symbolic representation of 3 evangelists and on the left side a two-tailed siren and a man in contortion clinging to two snakes that apparently seem to be biting him. Set in a unique landscape, surrounded by greenery, if you pass by these parts, you cannot absolutely miss it.
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33.7 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
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20.3 km
11.6 km
1.68 km
203 m
Surfaces
19.2 km
11.6 km
2.41 km
397 m
128 m
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