DAY THREE
Our final day of riding will be a spectacular one!
Leaving our little oasis atop Monte San Michele, we'll enjoy a long, well-earned descent.
we'll follow the ridge line of the mountain, then after a few short technically challenging sections, reach Sugame pass, a famous mountain pass for the local road cyclists.
From here, we can decide to follow a singletrack downhill with a few short steep uphills or take it easier, opting for a quiet paved road.
we'll be riding through an unspoiled area of the Chianti, with quiet woods opening out into lovely views, and passing through some tiny villages, including Cintoia, famous for its spring water.
After Cintoia, we'll enter an enchanting wood, following a babbling brook, and crossing over a stone bridge with views of an inviting waterfall. Passing through a few more villages, including Sezzate with its' medieval castle, we'll then reach Grassina, our destination for lunch. We'll dine in a local trattoria and enjoy hanging out in this suburb of Florence.
From here, we are close to Florence and we'll follow small secondary roads to the little jem of a church, Santa Margherita a Montici.
Then it's downhill to the Piazzale Michelangelo, with its most commanding view of the city of Florence; we'll have to stop at the nearby San Miniato al Monte, the finest example of Romanesque art in Florence.
To conclude the tour, we'll enjoy a ride through the old city center and pass some of Florence's most important churches and monuments on our way to the final coup de grace, a gelato at our favorite gelateria in Florence.


Tour level : Easy or Moderate
Length : 26 miles (43 km) or 30.6 miles (51 km)
Altitude gain : 1240 ft (400 m) or 1860 ft (600 m)
Terrain : Wide trails - dirt roads - single track - paved roads

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