San Giustino Valdarno: Wine, Museums and the Setteponti Route

San Giustino Valdarno between indulgence and activity

San Giustino Valdarno can be discovered through food and wine, culture and activity. At Il Borro, wine tastings, cooking classes and trails to explore are part of the stay; the surrounding area is home to museums, mountains and a summit.

Wine and cuisine at Il Borro

At Il Borro, the range of activities includes wine tastings, the Vino & Arte Gallery, vineyard tours and visits to the old barrel cellar. This allows you to get to know the wine through tasting, the landscape and the cellar. Il Borro has preserved its original appearance. The four activities offer different approaches side by side: the tasting focuses on the wine, the vineyard tours on the vines, the old barrel cellar on the cellar, and the Vino & Arte Gallery on the connection between wine and art.

The cooking classes are aimed at adults and children. Regional products are used for seasonal recipes. The seasonal focus gives regional products a firmly established place in the class.

For a stay at Il Borro, trails to explore and cycling routes are available. This part of the stay caters to different paces: you can include the surrounding area on foot or by bicycle. The trails to explore and the cycling routes represent two different ways of incorporating the surrounding area into your daily plans at Il Borro.

Culture in the surrounding area

The museums in the area around San Giustino Valdarno include the Museo of S. Lorenzo, the Museo Paleontologico, Il Cassero and the Museo “E. Galeffi”. For those interested in culture, this collection of museums is a distinct area of interest in the surroundings of San Giustino Valdarno.

Mountains and elevations

The mountains Monte Acuto, Monte San Zio and Monte Pianellaccio are located in the area around San Giustino Valdarno. The Croce di Pratomagno summit is also located there.

The Setteponti Route

The Via dei Setteponti can be completed on foot in two to three days or by bicycle in one to two days. The Setteponti Route runs mainly along paved side roads, with short sections on unpaved paths and white roads. The different time frames help you place the type of journey within your holiday planning and realistically assess the scope of the planned tour. For route planning, therefore, the change from paved side roads to short unpaved paths and white roads is a specific factor in addition to the duration. The short unpaved paths and white-road sections thus remain a distinct part of planning the road surfaces, even though paved side roads make up most of the route.

Festa del Perdono

In San Giustino Valdarno, the traditional Festa del Perdono was announced as a five-day event featuring live music, food and drink, sports, charity initiatives, performances and religious celebrations. The programme of the Festa del Perdono in San Giustino Valdarno included the 11th MTB gathering entitled “Pedali sotto le Stelle”. The announced status also applies to the MTB gathering.

For the higher-level travel overview: Loro Ciuffenna.