Routes

San Filippo - Monticchiello by bike

tour with environmental guide

32 km long

600 m difference in altitude

2 hours for the guided tour.

The guide will be available to stop for photographs or refreshments.

The environmentally guided bike routes have a variable price based on the number of people and any additional services requested. You can rent one of our models at the Ciclofficine del Teatro, or bring your own bike.

This itinerary is one-way and can be done in the opposite direction. You can book a return trip with us in our minivan.

The tour departs from the aforementioned locations, but we are available to meet you at your accommodation even in the countryside.

Ismaele

Anthropologist and environmental hiking guide. Grew up as a Poliziano resident, his studies took him to Monticchiello, to the Teatro Povero, where he rediscovered the sense of belonging and interest in the history, culture and nature of the splendid Val d’Orcia.

Accompanied by him you will have the opportunity to get to know and be amazed, explore and get excited, immersed in a land that has so much to tell.

Bagni San Filippo. Small village between the Val d’Orcia and Mount Amiata, known since ancient times for the warm thermal waters which here have created a magical landscape of white limestone formations, waterfalls and small hot tubs, where you can bathe totally immersed in nature. The free baths are located on the course of the Fosso Bianco river, where it is possible to visit the White Whale, an enormous limestone boulder which, due to its rounded shapes and typical white colour, can resemble the literary character Moby Dick, from which the first name.

Monticchiello. An authentic medieval village in the heart of the Val d’Orcia, it still keeps all its peculiarities intact, such as the large tower, the city walls, the Church of SS. Leonardo and Christopher. Aspects that the attentive visitor may prefer, with postcard scenarios. Since 1967, the Teatro Povero of Monticchiello has strongly characterized the fate of the community, which finds itself acting out in the large square, questioning itself about the future. In our company it will be possible to visit the historical environments of the cooperative and the TePoTraTos Museum.

The bike tour in the company of an environmental guide from the cooperatives is truly a service available to everyone, thanks to the electric bikes of the Ciclofficine del Teatro Povero. These are models for adults and children starting from 1.28 meters in height. With the assistance of our staff who will carry out the saddle, you will be able to set off to discover the most iconic Tuscan countryside, in direct contact with nature, savoring the unique smells that each season can offer.