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trail ride San Galgano

At the Prategiano stables
Our offers for horse trekking
Discover the hidden beauties of Maremma Tuscany on the back of one of our friendly horses. Do you like to be in the saddle for a half or whole day during your holidays? Or do you prefer a whole week riding from one place to the next? We offer easy rides for beginners and half day, full day or week long rides for expert riders.

RIVER MERSE: Overgrown fruit trees surround crumbling farmhouses. On warm days the high point of the riders' holiday is a swim for riders and horses in the river. After the picnic we visit the abbey ruins of San Galgano. Feel the indescribably mystical atmosphere of this special place in Tuscany.

LAGONI: Sulphur vapours gush out of the ground in the Cecina valley. Our horses are used to the hissing sound of the geysers,and you can quietly study from horseback how geothermal energy is transferred in electricity.

MINES OF GERFALCO: A wild-romantic single trails lead to the former silver mines, from where you have a wonderful view over all the coast of Maremma Tuscany. We ride through the small medieval alleys of the village of Gerfalco, followed by a bizarre landscape of meadows with unusual layers of Tuscan earth colours.

GALLERAIE: We ride to the springs of the Cecina and to the hotel Galleraie, where we visit ruins of antique baths from the time of the Romans and Etruscans. You have an endless view over the provinces of Siena and Grosseto.

PRATA: Old trade paths cross through these native forests. We often meet wild animals such as fox, deer, wild boar or porcupines. From the hill "Poggio di Prataā€¯ we enjoy beautiful views to the sea and to the islands.





Swimming with horses in the river Merse

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