Pistoia mountain Ecomuseum, an open-air museum

...a museum on the territory of the Pistoia mountains: to discover arts and crafts from the Middle Age to XIV century, of the infinite celestial world and the beauty of unspoiled nature such as that of the Abetone…

How the experience is structured...

1st day

Day dedicated to the discovery of the Iron Route of the Pistoia mountains, an area rich in natural energy, namely water and wood, which guaranteed the driving force and fuel for iron processing: the Iron Museum and Garden of Renewable Energy in Pontepetri; the Ancient Papini Ironworks in Maresca and the SMI (italian metallurgical society) Museum and Refuge in Campo Tizzoro. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Night visit to the Gavinana Astronomical Observatory for the observation of celestial bodies.

2nd day

Breakfast at the hotel. Going in the direction Abetone, stop at Mammiano Basso for an exciting walk on the Suspended Bridge (structure in steel cables 220 meters long and 40 mt. height on the Lima River) one of the longest pedestrian bridge in the world. Day dedicated to the discovery of the Naturalistic Itinerary of the Pistoia mountains, a multifaceted environment heritage: the Forest Botanical Garden of Abetone, a splendid garden at altitude between 1270 and 1300 meters, wich houses botanical species (carnivorous and medical plants) characteristies of the Upper Appennino and the Naturalistic and Archeological Museum of Gavinana, a museum of the natural history (animals, rocks, minerals, fssilsi) and of the human presence in prehistoric age on the Pistoia Apennines. End of services.