BELVEDERE
HORSE-RIDING CENTER
CENTRO IPPICO BELVEDERE
Loc. Filetta Km 4,5 - I-58010 SORANO IN TUSCANY (GR)
Tel. (+39) 0564 615465 - mobile 3393012233
Horseback
rides in the Archaeological Park of the Tufo Towns
and on the Green Trails of Europe.
The Belvedere horse-riding
centre is in Tuscany, in
Grosseto's high Maremma, in The Archaeological Park of
Sorano, at only 30 km from Saturnia and at 20 minutes
from the lake of Bolsena. From
Filetta, where the horse riding centre is, you can go on horseback
excursions of a few hours or of one or more days along the trails
of this corner of Maremma. You can visit, on trekkings organised
during the weekends, the medieval and Etruscan centres of
Sorano, Sovana, Vitozza ( all in the Archaeological Park), and
Pitigliano.
During the 4/5/6
day trekkings it's possible to reach the Mediterranean coast of
the Argentario, Saturnia's spa baths, the heart of Maremma
(Capalbio and Magliano in Tuscany), the lake of Bolsena and the
fascinating Lamone Forest.
The most frequent rides organised by the Belvedere riding-centre
will take you to the Archaeological Park centres:
 Sorano:
A medieval centre with its stately fortress from which you can
dominate the typical sixteen century village, and admire the Masso
Leopoldino (a tufa cliff fortified by the Lorena in 1700). There
are several tracks, the ancient Vie Cave, that lead to the near
archaeological sites, like San Rocco (an Etruscan necropolis),
with its beautiful view of Sorano. * Vitozza: A rocky settling
constituted by about 200 caves, inhabited until 1700, with a
beautiful roman columbarium and the remains of the walls of the
castle and the church.
Sovana:
It's the pearl of this area. The medieval centre with its
buildings by the Aldobrandeschi is unique in its kind and so are
the beautiful necropolis
and the Vie Cave.
Pitigliano:
It's a medieval town, with several Vie Cave ( roads excavated in
the rock) hundred of metres long and at least ten metres deep: it's
an incredible feeling to ride through them on horse back.
Pitigliano is also called "Little Jerusalem" because
Jewish families have lived or visited it for centuries. There is a
beautiful Synagogue and a Jewish Cemetery.
 In
the area there are other interesting places that can be visited on
horseback: Saturnia
(Etruscan-Roman settlement, now a famous spa resort), Poggio
Buco and Vulci
(Etruscan Necropolis); Lamone Forest (archaeological site
and fascinating forest); Castellazzara
(on the slopes of the Amiata mountain with its typical vegetation); Capalbio
(important centre of Maremma); the source of the Nova (luxuriant
spring and archaeological centre).
In
the area there are other interesting places that can be visited on
horseback:
Saturnia (Etruscan-Roman settlement, now a famous spa resort),
Poggio Buco and Vulci (Etruscan Necropolis); Lamone Forest (archaeological
site and fascinating forest); Castellazzara (on the slopes of the
Amiata mountain with its typical
vegetation); Capalbio (important centre of Maremma); the source of
the Nova (luxuriant spring and archaeological centre)
Those that have never been horse-riding before can start following
a course for learners, organised periodically by the Belvedere
Horse-Riding Centre.
PRICES FOR INTERNET
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Euro
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One
hour ride or lesson
|
18
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Half
a day excursion
|
40
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One
day excursion with picnic lunch
|
75
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| One
day excursion with restaurant lunch
|
110
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Two
days trekking, overnight stay in a farm
|
230
|
Two
days trekking, overnight stay in a tent
|
220
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Three
days trekking, overnight stay in a farm
|
345
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Three days trekking, overnight
stay in a tent
|
325
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Four days trekking, overnight
stay in a farm
|
480
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Four days trekking, overnight
stay in a tent
|
450
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Five days trekking, overnight
stay in a farm
|
620
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Five days trekking, overnight
stay in a tent
|
570
|
Six
days trekking, overnight
stay in a farm
|
780
|
Six days trekking, overnight
stay in a tent
|
680
|
Seven
days trekking, overnight
stay in a farm
|
890
|
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Prices of the trekkings include
full board from lunch on the first day to lunch on the
last.
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SEASON OPENING CALENDAR
Open all year round
HOW TO GET THERE
From Rome the best way is through
Viterbo, then towards the Lake of Bolsena until Valentano where you will find the
indications for Pitigliano and Sorano; or you can follow the SS1 Aurelia up
to Montalto di Castro, turn for Canino, Valentano and Sorano.
To get to Sorano from Florence you can take the A1 motorway until Orvieto,
then direction Castel Giorgio, Grotte di Castro, Pitigliano, Sorano.
From Genova take the SS1 Aurelia until Albinia (which is at about 50 km
after Grosseto), and then follow the indications for Pitigliano
- Sorano.
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