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Planned stops :Magliano-San Donnino-Petrognano-Barberino-Tavarnelle Circular route: 11/12 Km long-&nbsp;Time: 3h and ½ by BIKE We would like to use our bikes because it’s healthy and funny and because it was&nbsp;a mean of transport typical of the past. Our track is 11,5 Km long and it takes 3 hours. We start from Tavarnelle and we get to San donnino. Then we go to Barberino and back to Tavarnelle. We can visit the tombstone in Square Matteotti, Semifonte and the parks of Remembrance in Barberino and Tavarnelle. Tombstone in Matteotti square The tombstone is a memorial to the 44 fallen New Zealander&nbsp;SOLDIERS in World War II. What are “parchi della rimembranza”? They are green parks where there are headstones to remember the fallen soldiers of the 1st World War. In our territory there are two of them: one in Tavarnelle and one in Barberino. The park of Tavarnelle is still visible in Viale della Rimembranza and it was inaugurated in 1924 with a great ceremony attended by many authorities. In Barberino the park was inaugurated in 1926; there is a&nbsp;memorial monument in the center. The sculpture was made thanks to a fundraiser, the sculptor Odo Franceschi. In the center there is a stone bas-relief, above a bronze festoon and a lictorian beam (which was removed after the fall of the regime), a votive lamp in stone, with a bronze flame in the center. The bas-relief represents a soldier and a woman with her son. The dome of San Donnino The dome of San Donnino was dedicated to San Michele Arcangelo and was built in 1597 by Giovanni Battista Capponi. It is a replica of the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore and stands on the site of the old church of Semifonte. If it isn't possible to use our bikes we would like to play a historical game: the game consists in throwing a ball against a group of cans&nbsp;or plastic glasses and hit and tear down as many as possible.

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Parte 3 La pubblicizzazione delle attività

AN AVENTURE ON AGLIENA RIVER In our track&nbsp;we can explore the fluvial landscape of the Agliena river. It is about 7 km long, it takes about 2/3 hours.&nbsp; We can see many different plants:&nbsp;cypresses, vines, olive&nbsp;trees but above all it is possible to see the "briglie" and the fossils into the rocks. We can put our feet in the river and see a&nbsp;WONDERFUL LANDSCAPE.&nbsp;When we need to&nbsp;rest we can stop. At every pit stop we can play games:&nbsp; the first pit stop is for bandierina&nbsp; the second pit stop is for dodgeball the third pit stop we can play castello&nbsp; What are "briglie" They are&nbsp;wood structures built in the Midle Age, they were important because they moved the waters of the river and it flowed more regularly. It was possible to direct the water towards the ancient city of Semifonte&nbsp;because the people had to wash their clothes. There are about 12 of them ,some are bigger some are small. They are really wonderful also the very important artist Leonardo Da Vinci came to Agliena river&nbsp;to draw and to study them.

Parte 1 L'ORGANIZZAZIONE DELLE ATTIVITA'

We start from the square of Tavarnelle , then we go towards Spicciano and then we get to Tignano.&nbsp;While walking we can see&nbsp;the olive trees and the vines and various vegetable gardens where people grow typical products of the Tuscan cuisine.&nbsp; It's nice to enjoy the landscape but we can also play a game with typical tuscan spices and we can taste the delicious&nbsp;Fettunta.&nbsp; Typical Tuscan dishes: Most of the typical Tuscan dishes are made with genuine, fresh and "poor" ingredients. They are called "poor" because people grow them at home or they are very cheap to buy.&nbsp;Many dishes are bread based because it's very good and very cheap. Two of the most important dishes with bread are PAPPA AL POMODORO and FETTUNTA. PAPPA AL POMODORO RECIPE: 300 g of sliced bread 500 gr of tomatoes garlic basil 1 lt of water extra virgin olive oil salt and pepper&nbsp; FETTUNTA: sliced tuscan bread garlic extra virgin olive oil salt and black pepper&nbsp; In Tuscany we also use a lot of spices or cooking herbs that we call "odori" because they have a particular smell. Some of them are: rosemary, sage, basil, oregano.

Barberino val d’Elsa The name Barberino come from the name Barabara that means fortification. Barberino is a medieval hamlet which is divided into two parts by the main road. At the two opposite&nbsp;ends there are two doors: the Sienese door and the Florentine door.&nbsp; Entering&nbsp;the Sienese door on the left we find the Palazzo Pasolini and going straight on we can find the Palazzo del Cardinale, inside there is a large, antique well. The Palazzo Pretorio overlooks&nbsp;Barberini square&nbsp;where many coats of arms represent the ancient families. Going straight on we can find two little wells. Next to the Florentine door there is the Spedale dei Pellegrini; turning and continuing we find&nbsp;Vittorio Veneto square; further on we can see the only church of Barberino: the church of San Bartolomeo. In the past the facade was facing the Barberini square but in 1910 it was changed and now it’s turned towards the wonderful landscape. Sant’Appiano The name Sant'Appiano derives from the Saint who lived there in the fourth and fifth centuries, and was initially called Monterolo. In the one and only church of Sant'Appiano there are many frescoes: some of them represent San Domenico and&nbsp;one is a&nbsp;Madonna with Child. In the parish church is buried&nbsp;the knight&nbsp;Gherarduccio Gherardini who died on 10 September 1331. The tombstone of Gherarduccio&nbsp;is the oldest knightly sepulcher in Tuscany. Even today, the Parish Church of Sant'Appiano is used by the Gherardini of Montagliari for family religious ceremonies.&nbsp; Before the facade of the church there was the baptistery&nbsp;of which only the four pillars of support remain today. Now let's have a little lunch break and then we can play together.

The wild board: The wild board is a big animal that lives in Italy and in Europe. It is a nocturnal animal. It is dangerous and strong,&nbsp;it has&nbsp;big fangs and&nbsp;it is generally brown. It eats tubers and bacs, roots but also eggs and small rodents, it eats everything. It can become very big and&nbsp;can live even 15 years; the female can get&nbsp;4 to 8 puppies. Here there are a lot of wild boars and sometimes they are&nbsp;a problem becasue they damage vineyards and sometimes&nbsp;crash against&nbsp;cars . The roe deer: The roe deer is a very nice animal with a fawn coat and white back and the male roe deer has small antlers falling every year. It lives in Europe and in Asia. It is a nocturnal animal like the wild boar. It is herbivore and it eats plants. It can run fast and jump very high because its hind legs are very long and strong. It can live about 15-17 years. The vine: The vine is a very common plant here in Tuscany and is used to produce wine.&nbsp;Vines&nbsp;grow on our Chianti hills . They are planted at a distance of about 1 metre in rows and form a vineyard.&nbsp;The vines produce grapes, a fruit that grows in cluster and can be of different colours, crimson, black, yellow. The typical tuscan grape variety&nbsp;is the Sangiovese, the base for the Chianti Classico blend. The corbezzolo (strawberry -tree): The strawberry- tree&nbsp;that is widespread throughout Tuscany and on the Mediterranean coast,&nbsp;lives for a long time. The fruit are of different colours , round , red or yellow and they are delicious to eat. La Valle degli alpaca Then we can vist "La valle degli alpaca" and we can see a lot of farm animals such as:&nbsp;alpacas, rabbits, sheep, horses, geese and calves and our friend Riccardo can talk about these animals. We can see the utensils they use at the farm&nbsp;to work the alpacas wool. Tignano Tignano is a fraction of the municipality of Barberino Tavarnelle, in the metropolitan city of Florence. The first&nbsp;evidence of Tignano dates back to the 11th century.&nbsp;In the 12th century the Alberti counts fortified the Tignano hill.&nbsp;It is one of the best examples of a 12th century fortified village. Part of the walls, which are&nbsp;at the back of the houses, are still visible today. In the XIII century Tignano became part of the Republic of Florence. You can enter Tignano&nbsp;through an arched&nbsp;door decorated with a coat of arms.&nbsp;Inside there is a circular square , a tower, a keep and a small church. On the right of the entrance door there is the well or cistern, made of river pebbles and behind it&nbsp;Palazzo dei Begliuomini, built in the fourteenth century. Very important! Next to the main road of Tignano there is a soccer field owned by the parish where everyone can play a match!

PARTE 2 LA REALIZZAZIONE DELLE ATTIVITA'

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