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Matteo
March 22, 2026
Hiking
Le Balze del Valdarno are a striking natural landscape characterized by high walls of sand, clay, and gravel, formed following the drying up of an ancient Pliocene lake. The Sentiero dell'acqua zolfina, a circular route near Castelfranco di Sopra, is ideal for seeing them from below.
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Elevation 180 m
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