. Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy). -level, is obstructed on the N. and S. by peaks ofequal elevation. To the E. lies the green Casentino Valley, bounded onthe by the lofty Monte Falterona, where the Arno rises; W. thefertile and richly-cultivated valley of the Arno stretches as far as thedmne of the cathedral of Florence, beyond which the blue Mediterraneanis visible in the extreme distance. From the Pratomagno a steep path descends through woods andravines (l/z hr.), skirting the brook Solano, passing Cetica and severalother mountain-villages, and leading to
. Italy: a handbook for travellers. First Part (Nothern Italy). -level, is obstructed on the N. and S. by peaks ofequal elevation. To the E. lies the green Casentino Valley, bounded onthe by the lofty Monte Falterona, where the Arno rises; W. thefertile and richly-cultivated valley of the Arno stretches as far as thedmne of the cathedral of Florence, beyond which the blue Mediterraneanis visible in the extreme distance. From the Pratomagno a steep path descends through woods andravines (l/z hr.), skirting the brook Solano, passing Cetica and severalother mountain-villages, and leading to the picturesque market-town of£. Xiccolb, commanded by the ancient fort of that name, and situatedat the confluence of the Solano and Arno, where the fertile Casentinoexpands. Carriage-roads lead from S. Niccoli to Poppi (43/4 M)., and toPratovecchio (4 M.; see below). (ifJCAMAi/DOLi andLAVERNA. This fin e excursion requires threedays from Pontassieve or Vallombrosa. 1st Day, over the ConsumaPass to Stia and Pratovecchio; 2nd Day, direct or via the Falterona. XTT 9- f» IX:is 3 °- a. ? , a - C. Ww% / %! fc< I
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