Walking the routes of Rocchette di Fazio

Let's discover two paths that together explore the natural beauty of Rocchette di Fazio (here you can find a pdf graphic of the routes).

As soon as you arrive in the square of the medieval village, on the right next to the restaurant you enter a country lane and immediately on the left we find the sign to the park trail. The route has a medium level of difficulty, a difference in altitude of 260 m and a length of about 3 km. The area is characterized by an extremely varied geomorphology with very high rocky limestone walls and deep gorges partially covered with holm oak. Continuing a few hundred meters, you enter the WWF Rocconi Nature Reserve Oasis where you can book excursions. The return path follows much of the outward journey, then the hiker can choose to go through the Bellafreddi route or take the Salt Road to return to the starting point. The park route is ideal for anyone who enjoys hiking and wants to avail of an informative resource.

The historic Bellafreddi path starts at the foot of the beautiful fortress, crosses the fountain restored by Leopoldo di Lorena in 1700, continues along the so-called Rocchettini garden up to the Albegna river, where you can admire the Sasso del Nibbio and the Pozzo Diavolo. In ancient times, the stretch continued along the Bellafreddi pass towards Roccalbegna, touching the Gaggioli and the current Rocconi Nature Reserve. The length of this medium difficulty circular route is about 3 km and the difference in height is 270 meters. In the last section, you can admire the centuries-old paving of the Salt Road, where knights and wayfarers passed, but above all the wagons loaded with salt to be transported to the Sienese. From the Diavolo well, skirting the Albegna northwards, the path joins the Park path, forming a larger ring. The path is marked with a red color.