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Jorio Vivarelli Foundation

A centre for the value appreciation and conservation of Maestro Jorio Vivarelli's works of art, the Foundation is a point of reference for Pistoia's 20th century art scene

The Jorio Vivarelli Foundation aims to conserve and give value to Jorio Vivarelli's (1943-2008) works of art, as he was a well-known and much appreciated sculptor from Pistoia. The Foundation, with its seat in Villa Stonorov and in its surrounding park, holds the largest collection of the Maestro's works, made up of sculptures, drawings, handmade medals as well as a collection of plaster casts and sketches. This Villa is a…

Guided tours by appointment

Pistoia

Abetone Ski Museum

A place for anyone who wants to delve deeper into the history of a region that has made sport, the mountains, and hospitality its defining strengths.

Inaugurated in July 2019, the Abetone Municipal Ski Museum (Museo dello Sci di Abetone) is a unique and fascinating destination to explore the history of one of the world's most beloved winter sports. Located within the schools of Abetone, in the municipality of Abetone Cutigliano, the museum pays tribute not only to the sport of skiing but also to the deep bond that connects this region to snow, mountains, and…

For the 2026 season, the museum will be open from 2 July to 31 August, Tuesday to Sunday, from 5 PM to 7 PM.

Abetone Cutigliano

Ferrucciano Museum of Gavinana

The museum honors Francesco Ferrucci, general of the Florentine Republic, and commemorates the historic Battle of Gavinana in 1530.

Located in Gavinana, on the Montagna Pistoiese in the municipality of San Marcello Piteglio, the Museo Ferrucciano (MuFer) pays tribute to Francesco Ferrucci, a valiant commander of the Florentine Republic who, on August 3, 1530, fought in this area against the imperial troops of Charles V, then allied with the Medici in the war against Florence. To commemorate the heroic commander and the battle that marked his fate, the museum…

From Friday to Sunday

San Marcello Piteglio

Oasi Dynamo

WWF nature reserve covering over 1,000 hectares in the Pistoia Apennines, at an altitude of 1,100 meters, where nature and sustainability converge.

Located in the municipality of San Marcello Piteglio, in the heart of the Pistoia Mountains, Oasi Dynamo is a WWF-affiliated nature reserve that spans over 1,000 hectares in the Tuscan Apennines, reaching up to 1,100 meters above sea level. Once a hunting reserve, it is now a unique model in Italy of environmental sustainability and social responsibility, where wolves, deer, rare plants, and many other species live freely in harmony.…

San Marcello Piteglio

San Jacopo Orchard Park

This truly unique park, to be both admired and "tasted", is to be found in Pistoia. There are more than 200 different types of fruit, mostly local Tuscan ones.

The San Jacopo Orchard Park is a park which is unique in its kind, where you can walk, relax and enjoy eating tasty fruit, even picking them directly from the trees. The Park covers roughly two hectares of cultivated land with over three hundred plants, laid out in rows, through which you can actually walk while appreciating an original and naturalistic pathway. The project It was thanks to the bequest made…

Pistoia

The Black Lake Bivouac

This mountain lodge stands on the Black Lake's edge, a few minutes on foot from the Flat Lake.

The Black Lake Bivouac stands 1730 above sea level in the natural hollow below the 'Alpe Tre Potenze', at the very top of the 'Valle del Sestaione'. It is on the edge of the Black Lake and a few minutes away on foot from 'Lago Piatto'. It has 16 dormitory beds with a fully-equippped kitchen for those staying the night. In summer, it has running water, which it doesn't have…

Abetone Cutigliano

Abetone Botanical forest garden

A path through colours and fragrances in Pistoia's Upper Apennines, created in order to safeguard Biodiversity. It is a part of the Naturalistic Itinerary of the Pistoia Mountains' Ecomuseum.

Thanks to its low temperatures and to the area's rather special microclimate, you can admire and enjoy different types of alpine varieties which, in this part of the Apennines, have reached - regarding their diffusion - their most southern limit. Particularly interesting is the red fir, proof of the existence of ancient populations, in the nearby Riserva di Campolino: this fir, that still today regrows spontaneously, originally came from the…

Abetone Cutigliano

Ferriere Suspension Bridge

A fascinating steel structure, 227 meters long and 36 metres high, in San Marcello Piteglio.

The Ferriere Suspension Bridge is a pedestrian walkway that connects the two sides of the river Lima, between Mammiano Basso and Popiglio in the municipality of San Marcello Piteglio. It was inaugurated in 1923 in order to reach the SMI factories in Mammiano Basso more easily. Today it is one of the territory’s main attractions, to live with bated breath. It is realized with structures that rest on four steel cables held tightly in…

San Marcello Piteglio

Acquerino Forest, a Biogenetic Reserve

The Acquerino forest is an environment of extraordinary biodiversity. The area includes an archaeological park. It is part of the Stone Itinerary od Ecomuseo della Montagna Pistoiese.

It is a vast forest characterized by centuries-old beech woods and glades where rare herbaceous plants can be spotted. It is also a biogenetic reserve. Its rich fauna includes deer (reintroduced in 1950’s), golden eagles and other birds of prey. In the area, an archaeological park was brought to light thanks to a combined effort by the Ecomuseum of the Pistoia Mountains, the Soprintendenza Archeologica, the Italian Forest Service and…

Sambuca Pistoiese

Madonnina icehouse

The Madonnina icehouse stands majestically along the grand ducal road near the settlement of Le Piastre and is part of the Ice trail tour of the Ecomuseum of Pistoia Mountains.

The Madonnina icehouse keeps the memories of the hard life and stories of the ghiacciaioli – ice harvesting laborers, as the natural production of ice was one of the main activities in the Montagna Pistoiese until the early part of last century. This proto-industrial activity began at the end of the eighteenth century and was carried out through the Reno Valley between the settlements of Le Piastre and Pracchia, making up the…

Pistoia

Black Lake

This mountain lake, dating back to the ice age, is surrounded by majestic Apennine elevations, just shy of 2000 metres high.

The Black Lake stands at 1730 metres above sea level, in the Pistoia Mountains between the Alps of the Tre Potenze and the 'Monte Gomito'. Of ice age origins, it takes its name from its dark waters that flow into the Sestaione stream. You can reach it via footpaths, which are suitable for expert and non-expert walkers, starting off from the Valle del Sestaione, from the Val di Luce or…

Abetone Cutigliano

The Forest of Teso

It stands to the north of Pistoia and to the south of the border with the Province of Bologna in the Pistoia Mountains.

The Forest of Teso extends over more than 2000 hectares of land, and ranges from an altitude of 795 metres to 1732 metres above sea level, from Pracchia to San Marcello Pistoiese with its centre at Maresca and Orsigna, from the River Reno to the River Verdiana. It lies to the north of Pistoia and to the south of the border with the Province of Bologna in the Pistoia Mountains.…

San Marcello Piteglio

Via Romea Strata

Main attractions: Croce Arcana Pass, Cutigliano, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Suspension bridge of San Marcello Pistoiese, Montagna Pistoiese Astronomical Observatory, Pistoia, Montalbano, Pieve di San Baronto, Vinci, Cerreto Guidi, Fucecchio, San Miniato.

Together with other international itineraries, the Via Romea Strata is one of those historic routes that contributed to lay the foundations of European culture through a continuous exchange of goods and traditions. The Via Romea Strata has always been an important European route, a network of itineraries towards Rome branching off from East-Central Europe. The recent enhancements have made the route walkable, from the Baltic Sea where it starts, then through Estonia, Latvia,…

Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio

Via Romea Germanica Imperiale

Main attractions: Fiumalbo, Abetone Pass, Cutigliano, San Marcello Pistoiese, Montagna Pistoiese Astronomical Observatory, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Sanctuary of the Madonna di Valdibrana, Pistoia, Villa di Celle, Rocca di Montemurlo, Natural reserve of Monteferrato, Prato, Castle of Calenzano, Etruscan archaeological site of Quinto, Medicea nvillas of Castello, Firenze, ancient hospital del Bigallo, Figline and Incisa Valdarno, San Giovanni Valdarno, Montevarchi, Laterina, Arezzo.

The history of the Via Romea Germanica Imperiale dates back to very ancient times, when it was already an important route for trade and transit between Italy and Germany, as well as the rest of Central Europe. This path is part of the Vie Romee Germaniche (a network of routes from Germany to Rome, certified as “European cultural routes” by the European Council) that connected Northern and Southern Europe for military, religious…

Pistoia, San Marcello Piteglio

Via Francesca della Sambuca

Main attractions: Bologna, Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore, Sanctuaryof the Madonna di San Luca, Ospitale di San Niccolò, Palazzo De’ Rossi, Rupe del Sasso, Pieve di San Lorenzo di Panico, Marzabotto, Rupi di Calvenzano, Vergato, Montovolo, La Rocchetta Mattei, Montecavalloro, Savignano, Mulino di Chicon, Pavana, Sambuca, San Pellegrino al Cassero, Spedaletto, Sanctuary of the Madonna di Valdibrana, Pistoia.

The Via Francesca della Sambuca connects Pistoia and Bologna. These two wonderful cities share a fervent cult of Saint James, patron of all pilgrims, although in their own peculiar ways. In 1144 Bishop Atto of Pistoia was donated a relic of the Apostle by the Bishop of Compostela. From that moment on, the Tuscan town of Pistoia became one of the most important destinations of pilgrimage and became known as “Minor Santiago”, today…

Pistoia, Sambuca Pistoiese

Cammino di San Bartolomeo

Punti di interesse: Fiumalbo, Cutigliano, Towers of Popiglio, Castruccio Bridge, Piteglio, Ecomuseum of the Montagna Pistoiese, Suspension bridge of San Marcello Pistoiese, Pieve di Controni, Church of San Paolo a Vicopancellorum, Madonnina ice house, San Marcello Pistoiese, Spedaletto, Natural reserve of Acquerino-Cantagallo, Church of San Bartolomeo in Pantano, Pistoia.

The Cammino di San Bartolomeo is a 100 km route connecting the places tied to the cult of the Saint in both Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany, traversing fascinating landscapes of enchanting natural beauty. Past Fiumalbo, the trail winds through the Pistoia Apennines, past the Abetone Pass and the picturesque villages of Cutigliano, Popiglio and Piteglio, until it reaches Pistoia and the church of San Bartolomeo in Pantano where the path ends. Since the…

San Marcello Piteglio, Pistoia