Where to Bike around Siena

Biking Tuscany

The view that one commands from the Torre del Mangia, or Mangia Tower, is a majestic and unforgettable one. From here you can see all the lands where biking is the perfect way to discover Tuscany and enter in contact with blissful nature.
The Val d’Elsa is distinguished thanks to San Gimignano and the silouette of Volterra nearby. From Poggibonsi to Castellina, the road enters Chianti the vinyards passing by castles and villas. Nature here almost annihilates the sign of man. The unforgettable Crete Senesi ara magical land of lunar-like hills. The crete and ridges of the territory are bordered by gravel roads. The wind has sculpted this land along with water and man made fields. The idillyc scenery continues going south in the Val d’Orcia, such a singularly beautiful place to deserve itself to be a national park dedicated to nature, art and culture. The town of Montepulciano can be touched on the Val di Chiana road to Siena and crossed by the Highway A1. The Etruscan culture has dominated this land and their presence is still very much felt here. Chiusy is the highest point of felicity for those bykers interested in discovering the Etruscans. The Mount Amiata rises in the southern most part of Tuscany, a mountain of vulvanic origins that rises amongst the planes where one can find many chestnut and beech trees groves. Here the population still is truly Tuscan, entrenched in their decision not to be paired with the rest of Tuscan people, and they live in the way of the mountain, loyal to their mountain traditions. One side of Amiata belongs to Grosseto and the other to Siena. From here one can reach the sea in front of the archipelago of Tuscany (Isola d'Elba). The town of Montalcino sets itself at the feet of Mount Amiata along with the river Ombrone and Orcia.
From here you can follow the river Merse-Farma and the atomosphere changes to wild and more misterious. This part of the Siena territory is more unknown than the rest, and somewhat more challenging. It surely satifies those bikers that want to discover the "uncharted" Tuscany. Going towards Murlo one can discover more secrets of the Etruscans. Immensely worth your paddling is a bike stroll to the basilica di San Galgano, immensely renown for its roofless church. This region also gives you the opportunity to discover the peace of the Montagnola where you will be able to ride in unmatched soliloquy on the roads where the extra virgin olive oil of Tuscany.