The excursion in the village of Castagno d'Andrea
In the mountains of upper Mugello, on the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, at the foot of the Muraglione Pass and Mount Falterona between Valdarno and Valdisieve, in the National Park of the Casentinesi Forests, Mount Falterona, Campigna, established in 1993 and included in 2017 by UNESCO among its protected areas, sits the ancient village of San Godenzo. The village owes its name to the ancient Benedictine abbey built in 1028 by the bishop of Fiesole Jacopo il Bavaro. The abbey was later entrusted to the Benedictine monks. Around the nascent village, the monks interacted with the vast expanses of woodland. It was in a hamlet immersed in a marroneta, called Castagno, that the painter Andrea, known as ‘del Castagno’, was born in the 15th century. Following the fame that the painter achieved with his artistic activity, the hamlet changed its name to Il Castagno d'Andrea. The route we will take crosses chestnut and beech woods, and views of Mount Falterona, which at this time of year should present itself in its autumnal livery, made up of a thousand shades of yellow, red, etc. We will then reach the Piscino waterfall, fed by the water of the le Motte stream, about 70 m high
Meeting point
7.30 a.m. at Teatro tenda Lungarno Aldo Moro for Members near Florence.
From Mugello, meeting at 8.30 a.m. at the Camper Area in Dicomano (about 1.5 km on the right as you leave the town in the direction of San Godenzo).
Equipment: Mountain shoes with lugged soles (Vibram type), clothing suitable for the mountain environment at the time.
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