The Parco fluviale dell’Alta Val d’Elsa is one of those places in Tuscany that feels refreshingly different from the usual hill towns and vineyards. It stretches along a lush river corridor between the bridge of Spugna and the district of Gracciano near Colle Val d’Elsa, offering a surprisingly wild and green landscape. Instead of sunburnt fields and cypress-lined ridges, you find clear running water, dense vegetation, and shaded pathways that invite you to slow down and explore.
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