Page 31 - Mediterraneo e dintorni - Maggio 2020

iTaly horizonTally. myself in an unusual environment where vigneti di Sassicaia e Ornellaia.
bolGheri-Chiusi the vineyards grow together with the Da Castagneto Carducci la
maritime pines and cypresses. It is a strada scende, nel mezzo di un
This is the narration of a solo trip landscape to draw with the color of the bosco profumato di sugheri,
by bicycle, with minimal luggage, ancient: sepia. In the distance Massa arrivando a Suvereto, in piena
without however depriving me of Marittima. Here I suddenly found myself Festa Medievale.
watercolors and notebooks. The program in the middle of a “Vespa” motorcycle
that I had carefully studied included rally: cheerful horns, colors, bursts of Seconda tappa: Suvereto,
the departure from Bolgheri, on the escapements, greetings, smiles: so many Montioni, Montemassi, Piloni di
Tyrrhenian coast of Tuscany, to arrive in carriers of joy parade. Third stop: Piloni di Roccastrada. La tappa è iniziata
Senigallia, in the Marche region, on the Roccastrada, Sant’Angelo in Colle. I am pianeggiante attraverso il bosco
Adriatic coast: a distance of not even leaving under a still disturbed sky: in the che circonda la riserva integrale
500 km. First stop: Bolgheri, Castagneto locality L ‘Aratrice I barely have time to dei Parchi della Val Cornia,
Carducci, Suvereto. When I arrived take refuge under a wooden shed that un tempo area di estrazione
“Davanti a San Guido” I smiled to see blows a hailstorm. What do we do? I wait dell’allume. Superato il laghetto
the row of cypresses, a little less when I for it to end. Disengagement stop. In the di Pesta, ho imboccato “la
noticed a gentle ups and downs. Second evening I am refreshed in front of ribollita marsiliana” in dolce saliscendi.
stop: Suvereto, Montioni, Montemassi, and Montalcino red wine. Tomorrow, a Un paesaggio inconsueto dove
Piloni di Roccastrada. The stage started dozen kilometers of climbing await me
flat through the woods that surround the until the “lume spento” pass. It is certainly le vigne crescono assieme ai
integral reserve of the Val Cornia Parks. not an alpine pass, they are only 621 m pini marittimi ed ai cipressi.
After passing the pond of Pesta, I immerse above sea level. Fourth stop: we are in the È un paesaggio da disegnare

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