FROM PISA AIRPORT 

1)  PISA - AREZZO

FOLLOW THE ALL MOTORWAY SIGNS ( GREEN NOT BLUE) TOWARDS LUCCA AND FIRENZE. JOIN THE AUTOSTRADA A1 IN THE DIRECTION OF ROME BEFORE YOU REACH FLORENCE.

TAKE THE AREZZO EXIT AND TRAVEL  TOWARDS AREZZO PASSING THROUGH THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE. AT THE  TRAFFIC LIGHTS FILTER RIGHT FOR SANSEPOLCRO AND CITTA’ DI CASTELLO. PASS THROUGH ALL TRAFFIC LIGHTS UNTIL ROAD BENDS TO THE RIGHT AND DOWN TO A JUNCTION. TURN LEFT FOR SANSEPOLCRO.

FROM BOLOGNA:

1)  BOLOGNA - SANSEPOLCRO

   IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING SOUTH FROM MILAN, TAKE THE TURNING SIGNED FOR BOLOGNA AIRPORT AND FOLLOW THE SIGNS FOR THE A14 AND ANCONA. YOU PASS THE EXITS  FOR IMOLA, FAENZA AND FORLI’ . TAKE THE NEXT EXIT WHICH IS CESENA NORD. AFTER THE MOTORWAY TOLL FOLLOW THE BLUE SIGNS FOR ROMA ON THE E75 (or SS71 Umbro Casentinese Romagnola  OLD DUAL CARRIAGEWAY). STAY ON THE E75  FOR ABOUT 90 KMS (56 MILES) IGNORING SANSEPOLCRO NORD AND COME OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT SANSEPOLCRO. YOU ARRIVE AT A T JUNCTION ON THE SS73 TO AREZZO.

2) AREZZO - MONTERCHI

CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD , PASSING THROUGH PALAZZO DEL PERO TO LE VILLE, WHERE YOU TAKE THE ROAD OFF TO THE RIGHT TO CITTA’ DI CASTELLO AND MONTERCHI.

2) SANSEPOLCRO - MONTERCHI - LIPPIANO

TURN RIGHT AND CARRY ON PASSING THE VERY LARGE BUITONI PASTA FACTORY ON YOUR LEFT ( WE SUGGEST SETTING YOUR TRIP COUNTER TO ZERO) AND A NUMBER OF CAR DEALERS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES OF THE ROAD. CARRY ON FOR 4KMS  (2.5 MILES) FROM BUITONI  TO SAN LEO, DRIVE STRAIGHT THROUGH, PASSING A TURNING TO THE RIGHT AT 7 KMS (4..4 MILES) TO ANGHIARI. IGNORE THIS AND ON REACHING 9 KMS (5.6 MILES), JUST PAST THE 171  KM POST TAKE THE TURNING TO THE LEFT INDICATED BY A BLUE SIGN TO MONTERCHI AND CITERNA. FOLLOW THIS ROAD UNTIL IT ENDS AT A T JUNCTION BY A SCHOOL AND TURN LEFT INTO THE TOWN OF MONTERCHI. CONTINUE FOR ABOUT HALF KM INTO THE CENTRE WHERE THERE IS A SQUARE ON YOUR RIGHT AND A BRIDGE  OVER A RIVER ON RIGHT.

CROSS THE BRIDGE AND TURN RIGHT. KEEP STRAIGHT ON OVER THE BROW OF THE HILL. CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD UNTIL  YOU PASS OVER A SMALL BRIDGE WITH A SIGNPOST TOSCANA/UMBRIA.

3) MONTERCHI - LIPPIANO

CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD TO MONTERCHI AND THE RATHER INSIGNIFICANT MARKET SQUARE IN MONTERCHI TURN RIGHT OVER THE BRIDGE TO MONTE SANTA MARIA TIBERINA AND LIPPIANO.

 KEEP STRAIGHT ON OVER THE BROW OF THE HILL. CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD UNTIL  YOU PASS OVER A SMALL BRIDGE WITH A SIGNPOST TOSCANA/UMBRIA

JUST PAST THIS BRIDGE TAKE A SHARP RIGHT TO LIPPIANO. THIS TARMAC ROAD TWISTS AND WINDS STEADILY UPWARDS WITH TALL CYPRESS TREES LINING THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 2 KMS UNTIL YOU REACH THE MAIN T JUNCTION OF LIPPIANO.

 4) LIPPIANO - IL CORSO

YOU THEN HAVE A CHURCH ON YOUR RIGHT AND HOUSES ON YOUR LEFT. TURN LEFT AT THIS JUNCTION . CONTINUE FOR 1/3 KMS AND THEN BEAR RIGHT LEAVING A SMALL CHURCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON YOUR LEFT. THIS TARMAC ROAD TWISTS AND TURNS STEADILY CLIMBING UP THROUGH WOOD FOR 4 TO 5 KMS. YOU WILL COME TO A SHARP BEND TO THE RIGHT SIGNPOSTED FOR MARZANO, TAKE THIS ROAD.

YOU WILL THEN COME TO A MODERN TWO STOREY CONCRETE HOUSE ON YOUR LEFT, DRIVE AROUND THIS HOUSE, KEEPING IT ON YOUR LEFT AND THE TARMAC ROAD BECOMES A GRAVEL ROAD. CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD FOR 1,5 KM STEADILY CLIMBING THROUGH A CHESTNUT TREE PLANTATION  YOU WILL FIND A HOUSE ON THE LIFT CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD FOR LESS THEN HALF KILOMETRE AND YOU WILL SEE A “CROSS” ON THE RIGHT: FOLLOW THE PATH YOU WILL FIND IL CORSO.

JUST PAST THIS BRIDGE TAKE A SHARP RIGHT TO LIPPIANO. THIS TARMAC ROAD TWISTS AND WINDS STEADILY UPWARDS WITH TALL CYPRESS TREES LINING THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 2 KMS UNTIL YOU REACH THE MAIN T JUNCTION OF LIPPIANO.

YOU THEN HAVE A CHURCH ON YOUR RIGHT AND HOUSES ON YOUR LEFT. TURN LEFT AT THIS JUNCTION . CONTINUE FOR 1/3 KMS AND THEN BEAR RIGHT LEAVING A SMALL CHURCH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET ON YOUR LEFT. THIS TARMAC ROAD TWISTS AND TURNS STEADILY CLIMBING UP THROUGH WOOD FOR 4 TO 5 KMS. YOU WILL COME TO A SHARP BEND TO THE RIGHT SIGNPOSTED FOR MARZANO, TAKE THIS ROAD. YOU WILL THEN COME TO A MODERN TWO STOREY CONCRETE HOUSE ON YOUR LEFT, DRIVE AROUND THIS HOUSE, KEEPING IT ON YOUR LEFT AND THE TARMAC ROAD BECOMES A GRAVEL ROAD. CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD FOR 1,5 KM STEADILY CLIMBING THROUGH A CHESTNUT TREE PLANTATION  YOU WILL FIND A HOUSE ON THE LIFT CONTINUE ALONG THIS ROAD FOR LESS THEN HALF KILOMETRE AND YOU WILL SEE A “CROSS” ON THE RIGHT: FOLLOW THE PATH YOU WILL FIND IL CORSO.