The best running trails around Lake Santa Luce

Pastina è una caratteristica frazione collinare del comune di Santa Luce, in provincia di Pisa, situata nella Val di Fine. Il borgo sorge a 215 metri sul livello del mare lungo la strada panoramica che collega Santa Luce a Castellina Marittima. Le origini dell'insediamento affondano nell'epoca etrusca, sebbene le prime testimonianze scritte del borgo risalgano alla fine del XIII secolo. Il paese ha subito ingenti danni durante i bombardamenti della seconda guerra mondiale nel 1944, ma è stato in seguito recuperato. La zona è ideale per gli amanti della natura e offre Komoot percorsi escursionistici e ciclabili immersi nelle colline toscane.

The village of Pastina is a small hilltop center in the Val di Fine, in the municipality of Santa Luce (Pisa), famous for its antiquity and for the Church of San Bartolomeo in Pastina. On the hill along the provincial road between Santa Luce and Pomaia. Traces of settlements since the time of the Etruscans. Immersed in the green of the Pisane Hills, near trekking and nature trails. The Church of San Bartolomeo Of medieval foundation (13th century). Reconstructions: Rebuilt several times over the centuries, particularly in 1576 and 1839 at the behest of Grand Duke Leopold II and the citizens, and restored after the damage of World War II.

Pastina is a characteristic hilly hamlet of the municipality of Santa Luce, located in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany. This quiet and secluded village is situated at an altitude of 215 meters above sea level in the Val di Fine, developing along the Provincial Road 13 of Commerce, exactly halfway between the capital Santa Luce and the nearby locality of Pomaia. The town has just over 300 inhabitants and is immersed in a typical Tuscan landscape made up of olive groves, vineyards, and gentle hills that slope down towards the sea.

Pastina is a characteristic hilly hamlet in the municipality of Santa Luce, located in the province of Pisa, in Tuscany. This quiet and secluded village is situated at an altitude of 215 meters above sea level in the Val di Fine, developing along Provincial Road 13 of Commerce, exactly halfway between the capital Santa Luce and the nearby town of Pomaia. The village has just over 300 inhabitants and is immersed in a typical Tuscan landscape made up of olive groves, vineyards, and rolling hills that slope down towards the sea.

The descent after the town of St. Luce is awesome! Good asphalt, nice curves and always full throttle.

Beautiful views and white roads in the Tuscan countryside overlooking Lake Santa Luce, a natural oasis.

The Santa Luce Oasis, with over 150 species recorded, is an important resting area for migratory birds and each season has its own protagonists. In winter, the lake is populated with multi-coloured ducks such as Pochards, Teals, Mallards, Wigeons, while Cormorants put on a show by sitting on tree branches with their wings spread out to dry in the sun. In summer, the reed beds are populated with small, inconspicuous birds such as the Cetti's Warbler, the Reed Warbler and the Great Reed Warbler, while the typical "flask-shaped" nests of the Penduline Tit sway on the tamarisks and the multi-coloured Bee-eater settles in the upper part of the lake. In the morning, it is easy to encounter the Kestrel and the Buzzard patrolling the fields, or the silhouette of the Marsh Harrier as it flies over the reeds; at night, however, the Barn Owl, the Little Owl and other nocturnal birds of prey come into action. But the most spectacular season remains spring: the flowering hills are the backdrop to the wedding parades of the Great Crested Grebe, which has become the symbol of the Oasis. Migrants also appear on the lake and along its shores, especially herons such as the Night Heron, the Little Egret, the Little Bittern and the Purple Heron. In an ecosystem like that of the lake there is an enormous wealth of life and biological diversity such as elegant dragonflies, colorful painted ladies and other butterflies and the large nocturnal sphinxes. Reptiles and amphibians are also constant presences.

Beautiful views typical of Tuscany and Lake Santa Luce.