<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Treks-Sections on Private Hiking &amp; Trekking Tours in Tuscany with Stefano</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/treks-sections/</link><description>Recent content in Treks-Sections on Private Hiking &amp; Trekking Tours in Tuscany with Stefano</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://stefanogabryel.net/treks-sections/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Florence Trekking | Hiking near Florence | Appennino</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-florence-the-mountains-most-visitors-never-reach" data-section="Hiking Near Florence: The Mountains Most Visitors Never Reach">Hiking Near Florence: The Mountains Most Visitors Never Reach&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Florence sits in a valley. The mountains begin immediately to the north — the Tuscan Apennines, rising from the plains of Pistoia and Prato into a landscape of dense forest, glacial lakes, and open ridges that most visitors to the city never see.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;strong>Getting there takes 40 to 60 minutes by car.&lt;/strong> The contrast with the city is immediate and complete: chestnut and beech woodland, deer tracks in the mud, the silence of a forest that has been growing for centuries.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Lucca Trekking | Appennino | Alpi Apuane | Lucca Hiking</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/lucca-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/lucca-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-lucca-two-mountain-worlds" data-section="Hiking Near Lucca: Two Mountain Worlds">Hiking Near Lucca: Two Mountain Worlds&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Lucca sits at the edge of two completely different mountain landscapes. To the north and west, the Alpi Apuane — sharp, pale, and dramatic, carved for centuries by marble quarrying. To the east, the Apennines — forested, rounded, and quiet. &lt;strong>Both are within 45 minutes of the city by car.&lt;/strong> One of the main Lucca routes doesn&amp;rsquo;t even require a car.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Montecatini Terme Trekking | Montecatini Alto Hiking</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/montecatini-terme-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/montecatini-terme-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-montecatini-terme-mountains-above-the-spa-town" data-section="Hiking Near Montecatini Terme: Mountains Above the Spa Town">Hiking Near Montecatini Terme: Mountains Above the Spa Town&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Montecatini Terme is known for its thermal baths and Liberty-era architecture. What most visitors don&amp;rsquo;t realise is that &lt;strong>the Apennines begin immediately to the north&lt;/strong>, and the trailheads are twenty minutes by car.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The mountains above Montecatini are part of the Appennino Pistoiese — the same ridge that runs from Pistoia to the Emilian border. Dense mixed woodland, clean streams, and very few other people on the trail.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Pescia Trekking &amp; hiking | Appennino Pistoiese | Svizzera Pesciatina</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pescia-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pescia-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-pescia-the-svizzera-pesciatina" data-section="Hiking Near Pescia: The Svizzera Pesciatina">Hiking Near Pescia: The Svizzera Pesciatina&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Pescia sits at the edge of a landscape that rewards those who look beyond the flower markets and the valley floor. To the north, the hills climb steeply into the Appennino Pistoiese. &lt;strong>The trailheads are twenty minutes by car.&lt;/strong> The forests begin almost immediately.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The area directly above Pescia is sometimes called the &lt;em>Svizzera Pesciatina&lt;/em> — the Pesciatina Switzerland — for the unusual lushness of its valleys and the density of its woodland. It is not a name you will find on many tourist maps, which is part of what makes it worth hiking.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Pisa Trekking | Appennino | Alpi Apuane | Hiking near Pisa</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pisa-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pisa-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-pisa-beyond-the-piazza" data-section="Hiking Near Pisa: Beyond the Piazza">Hiking Near Pisa: Beyond the Piazza&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Most visitors to Pisa see the Piazza dei Miracoli and leave. The mountains are forty to sixty minutes away by car — and one major hiking route is accessible &lt;strong>by train from Pisa Centrale, without a car&lt;/strong>.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The terrain around Pisa reaches in two directions: north towards the Alpi Apuane, and northeast toward the Apennines. Both offer scenery and character that have nothing to do with the city&amp;rsquo;s famous skyline.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Pistoia Trekking | Appennino Pistoiese | Pistoia Hiking</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pistoia-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/pistoia-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-pistoia-the-appennino-pistoiese" data-section="Hiking Near Pistoia: The Appennino Pistoiese">Hiking Near Pistoia: The Appennino Pistoiese&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Pistoia has a particular geographic advantage that most visitors miss: the mountains begin almost immediately behind the city. &lt;strong>Within 20 to 30 minutes by car, you are in genuine Apennine terrain&lt;/strong> — dense forest, clean air, silence, and altitude.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>The Appennino Pistoiese is one of the least-visited stretches of the Tuscan Apennines. It lacks the fame of Chianti and the crowds that come with it. What it offers instead is forest so thick the canopy closes overhead, a glacial lake at 1700 metres with 360-degree views into two regions, and terrain that rewards the people who bother to look for it.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Prato Trekking | Appennino Pistoiese | Prato Hiking | Calvana Treks</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/prato-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/hikes/prato-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="hiking-near-prato-two-landscapes-one-city" data-section="Hiking Near Prato: Two Landscapes, One City">Hiking Near Prato: Two Landscapes, One City&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Prato is one of the most underestimated bases for mountain hiking in Tuscany. The Calvana ridge begins just north of the city — visible from the centre — and the Acquerino–Cantagallo nature reserve is thirty minutes by car. &lt;strong>The contrast between the industrial plain and the mountain terrain above it is immediate and complete.&lt;/strong>&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 id="the-monte-calvana-ridge" data-section="The Monte Calvana Ridge">The Monte Calvana Ridge&lt;/h2>&lt;p>The Calvana is Prato&amp;rsquo;s own mountain — a long limestone ridge that runs north of the city with views in both directions. What makes it distinctive is the wild horses: a semi-feral herd has lived on the ridge for decades, visible from the trail at close range. The grassland at the top is open and exposed, with nothing between you and the Apennine panorama.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Randonnée Florence | Apennins Toscans | Privé</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/fr/randonnees/florence-toscane-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/fr/randonnees/florence-toscane-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="randonnée-près-de-florence--les-montagnes-que-la-plupart-des-visiteurs-ne-voient-jamais" data-section="Randonnée près de Florence : Les montagnes que la plupart des visiteurs ne voient jamais">Randonnée près de Florence : Les montagnes que la plupart des visiteurs ne voient jamais&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Florence est dans une vallée. Les montagnes commencent immédiatement au nord — les Apennins Toscans, qui s&amp;rsquo;élèvent depuis les plaines de Pistoia et Prato vers un paysage de forêts denses, de lacs glaciaires et de crêtes ouvertes que la plupart des visiteurs ne voient jamais.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Senderismo en Florencia | Apeninos Toscanos</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/es/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/es/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="senderismo-cerca-de-florencia-las-montañas-que-la-mayoría-no-llega-a-ver" data-section="Senderismo cerca de Florencia: Las montañas que la mayoría no llega a ver">Senderismo cerca de Florencia: Las montañas que la mayoría no llega a ver&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Florencia está en un valle. Las montañas comienzan inmediatamente al norte — los Apeninos Toscanos, que se elevan desde las llanuras de Pistoia y Prato hacia un paisaje de bosques densos, lagos glaciares y crestas abiertas que la mayoría de los visitantes nunca llega a ver.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Trilha perto de Lucca | Alpes Apuanos &amp; Apeninos</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/pt/trilhas/lucca-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/pt/trilhas/lucca-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="caminhadas-perto-de-lucca-dois-mundos-de-montanha" data-section="Caminhadas perto de Lucca: Dois Mundos de Montanha">Caminhadas perto de Lucca: Dois Mundos de Montanha&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Lucca fica na borda de duas paisagens montanhosas completamente diferentes. Ao norte e a oeste, os Alpes Apuanos — afiados, claros e dramáticos, moldados por séculos de extração de mármore. A leste, os Apeninos — florestados, suaves e tranquilos. &lt;strong>Ambos estão a 45 minutos de carro da cidade.&lt;/strong> Uma das principais rotas de Lucca nem sequer precisa de carro.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Trilha perto de Pistoia | Apeninos Pistoiese</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/pt/trilhas/pistoia-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/pt/trilhas/pistoia-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="caminhadas-perto-de-pistoia-o-appennino-pistoiese" data-section="Caminhadas perto de Pistoia: O Appennino Pistoiese">Caminhadas perto de Pistoia: O Appennino Pistoiese&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Pistoia tem uma vantagem geográfica especial que a maioria dos visitantes não percebe: as montanhas começam quase imediatamente atrás da cidade. &lt;strong>Em 20 a 30 minutos de carro, você está em terreno genuíno de Apeninos&lt;/strong> — floresta densa, ar limpo, silêncio e altitude.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>O Appennino Pistoiese é um dos trechos menos visitados dos Apeninos Toscanos. Falta-lhe a fama do Chianti e as multidões que vêm com ela. O que oferece em vez disso é floresta tão densa que o dossel se fecha acima da cabeça, um lago glaciar a 1700 metros com vistas de 360 graus para duas regiões e um terreno que recompensa quem se dá ao trabalho de procurá-lo.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandelen bij Florence | Apennijnen | Privé Gids</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/florence-toscane-hiken/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/florence-toscane-hiken/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandelen-bij-florence-de-bergen-die-de-meeste-bezoekers-nooit-bereiken" data-section="Wandelen bij Florence: De bergen die de meeste bezoekers nooit bereiken">Wandelen bij Florence: De bergen die de meeste bezoekers nooit bereiken&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Florence ligt in een dal. De bergen beginnen onmiddellijk ten noorden — de Toscaanse Apennijnen, die oprijzen uit de vlaktes van Pistoia en Prato naar een landschap van dichte bossen, gletsjermeren en open bergkammen dat de meeste bezoekers nooit zien.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;strong>Er naartoe rijden duurt 40 tot 60 minuten met de auto.&lt;/strong> Het contrast met de stad is onmiddellijk en volledig: kastanje- en beukenbossen, hertsporen in de modder, de stilte van een bos dat al eeuwen groeit.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandelen bij Lucca | Apuaanse Alpen | Privé Gids</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/lucca-hiken/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/lucca-hiken/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandelen-bij-lucca-twee-bergwerelden" data-section="Wandelen bij Lucca: Twee Bergwerelden">Wandelen bij Lucca: Twee Bergwerelden&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Lucca ligt op de rand van twee totaal verschillende berglandschappen. Ten noorden en westen de Apuaanse Alpen — scherp, bleek en dramatisch, eeuwenlang gevormd door marmerwinning. Ten oosten de Apennijnen — bosrijk, zacht en rustig. &lt;strong>Beide liggen op 45 minuten rijden van de stad.&lt;/strong> Een van de belangrijkste Lucca-routes heeft zelfs geen auto nodig.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 id="de-apuaanse-alpen" data-section="De Apuaanse Alpen">De Apuaanse Alpen&lt;/h2>&lt;p>De Apuaanse Alpen zijn de meest opvallende bergen van Toscane. Hun witte flanken zijn geen sneeuw — het is marmer. De marmerwinning heeft een netwerk van &lt;em>vie marmifera&lt;/em> achtergelaten: brede, stevige oude steengroevenw­egen die terrein ontsluiten dat anders alpiene uitrusting zou vereisen.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandelen bij Pistoia | Apennijnen | Privé Gids</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/pistoia-hiken/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/nl/wandelroutes/pistoia-hiken/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandelen-bij-pistoia-de-apennijnen-pistoiese" data-section="Wandelen bij Pistoia: De Apennijnen Pistoiese">Wandelen bij Pistoia: De Apennijnen Pistoiese&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Pistoia heeft een bijzonder geografisch voordeel dat de meeste bezoekers missen: de bergen beginnen vrijwel onmiddellijk achter de stad. &lt;strong>Binnen 20 tot 30 minuten rijden bevindt u zich in echt Apennijns terrein&lt;/strong> — dicht bos, schone lucht, stilte en hoogte.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>De Apennijnen Pistoiese is een van de minst bezochte stukken van de Toscaanse Apennijnen. Het mist de faam van Chianti en de mensenmassa&amp;rsquo;s die daarmee gepaard gaan. Wat het in plaats daarvan biedt is bos zo dicht dat het bladerdak zich boven het hoofd sluit, een gletsjermeertje op 1700 meter met een panorama van 360 graden over twee regio&amp;rsquo;s.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandern bei Florenz | Private Bergtouren Toskana</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking-florenz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/firenze-florence-trekking-florenz/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandern-bei-florenz-die-berge-die-die-meisten-besucher-nie-erreichen" data-section="Wandern bei Florenz: Die Berge, die die meisten Besucher nie erreichen">Wandern bei Florenz: Die Berge, die die meisten Besucher nie erreichen&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Florenz liegt in einem Tal. Die Berge beginnen unmittelbar nördlich der Stadt — der Toskanische Apennin, der sich aus der Ebene von Pistoia und Prato in eine Landschaft dichter Wälder, Gletscherseen und offener Bergrücken erhebt, die die meisten Besucher nie zu Gesicht bekommen.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>&lt;strong>Die Fahrt dorthin dauert 40 bis 60 Minuten mit dem Auto.&lt;/strong> Der Kontrast zur Stadt ist sofort und vollständig: Kastanien- und Buchenwald, Hirschspuren im Schlamm und die Stille eines Waldes, der seit Jahrhunderten wächst.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandern bei Lucca | Apuanische Alpen &amp; Apennin</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/lucca-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/lucca-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandern-bei-lucca-zwei-bergwelten" data-section="Wandern bei Lucca: Zwei Bergwelten">Wandern bei Lucca: Zwei Bergwelten&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Lucca liegt am Rand zweier völlig unterschiedlicher Berglandschaften. Im Norden und Westen die Apuanischen Alpen — scharf, hell und dramatisch, jahrhundertelang durch Marmorabbau geprägt. Im Osten der Apennin — bewaldet, sanft und ruhig. &lt;strong>Beide sind mit dem Auto in 45 Minuten erreichbar.&lt;/strong> Eine der wichtigsten Lucca-Routen braucht nicht einmal ein Auto.&lt;/p>
&lt;h2 id="die-apuanischen-alpen" data-section="Die Apuanischen Alpen">Die Apuanischen Alpen&lt;/h2>&lt;p>Die Apuanischen Alpen sind die visuell markantesten Berge der Toskana. Ihre weißen Flanken sind kein Schnee — es ist Marmor. Der Marmorabbau hat ein Netz von &lt;em>Vie Marmifera&lt;/em> hinterlassen: breite, feste alte Steinbruchstraßen, die Gelände erschließen, das sonst alpine Ausrüstung erfordern würde.&lt;/p></description></item><item><title>Wandern bei Pistoia | Appennino Pistoiese</title><link>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/pistoia-trekking/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://stefanogabryel.net/de/hikes/pistoia-trekking/</guid><description>&lt;h1 id="wandern-bei-pistoia-der-appennino-pistoiese" data-section="Wandern bei Pistoia: Der Appennino Pistoiese">Wandern bei Pistoia: Der Appennino Pistoiese&lt;/h1>&lt;p>Pistoia hat einen besonderen geografischen Vorteil, den die meisten Besucher übersehen: Die Berge beginnen fast unmittelbar hinter der Stadt. &lt;strong>Innerhalb von 20 bis 30 Minuten mit dem Auto befinden Sie sich in echtem Apennin-Gelände&lt;/strong> — dichter Wald, saubere Luft, Stille und Höhe.&lt;/p>
&lt;p>Der Appennino Pistoiese ist eine der am wenigsten besuchten Strecken des Toskanischen Apennins. Ihm fehlt der Ruhm des Chianti und die damit verbundenen Menschenmassen. Was er stattdessen bietet, ist Wald so dicht, dass das Blätterdach sich über dem Kopf schließt, ein Gletschersee auf 1700 Metern mit 360-Grad-Ausblick in zwei Regionen und Gelände, das diejenigen belohnt, die sich die Mühe machen, es zu suchen.&lt;/p></description></item></channel></rss>