Today you arrive in Italy. From Pisa airport the little town of Follonica is an easy 1 hour train journey south. We’ll collect you from the station and transfer you to your accommodation, the delightful Hotel Prategiano, set high in the Maremma hills of Tuscany.

The rides described in the tour are an example of what we and the region has to offer. Changes can be made to the rides and their order.

Overgrown fruit trees surround crumbling farmhouses and, depending on the time of year, invite you snack. Riding through the crystal waters of the Merse River, experience how nature has recaptured former agricultural land through the years. On warm days the high point of the ride is a swim for riders and horses in the river.

Old trade and animal paths cross through these native forests. In this area one often meets wild animals such as fox, deer, wild boar or porcupines. From the “Poggio di Prata” you can enjoy a wonderful view to the sea and across to the island of Elba. A full-course picnic awaits us near the mining village of Prata.

A free day to relax or explore as the mood takes you. Relax and enjoy the hotel pool with a book, or maybe head to Siena an hour away – easy to reach by public transport at around Euro 8/person.

Hot springs and sulphur vapours that gush out of the ground mark the Cecina Valley. Our horses are used to the hissing sound of the geysers, so you can quietly study how geothermal energy is used from horseback.

A wild-romantic path leads to the former silver mines, from where there is a wonderful view to the sea. The afternoon ride takes us through the small medieval alleys of the village of Gerfalco, followed by a bizarre landscape of meadows with unusual layers of Tuscan earth-colours.

This day ride will take you from the wild Maremma through the typical country of the hilly Sienese landscape that so typifies Tuscany. While wandering through the village of Chiusdino, enjoy the picturesque view of the Merse valley.

Sadly today your tour ends after breakfast with a transfer back to Follonica